List of terrorist attacks in Damascus explained

This is a list of terror attacks in Damascus within modern Syria (after independence in 1946).

1949

On Friday night, August 5, 1949, several hand grenades were thrown into the Menarsha Synagogue in Damascus. 12 Jews, eight of them children,[1] were killed and about 30 others injured. The attack was timed to coincide with the Lausanne Conference, following the armistice agreement which was signed between Israel and Syria on July 20, 1949.[2]

1986

The deadliest bombings were executed in Damascus and surrounding areas in 1986. The events caused 144 fatalities, and were blamed by the Syrian authorities upon Iraqi Ba'athist agents, though other alleged perpetrators, like the Muslim Brotherhood, were proposed.

2004

2006

2008

2009

2011

2012

2013

2016

2017

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Moshe Gat. The Jewish exodus from Iraq, 1948-1951, Routledge, 1997. pg. 188. .
  2. Yazīd Ṣāyigh. Armed struggle and the search for state: the Palestinian national movement, 1949-1993, Oxford University Press US, 1997. pg. 72. .
  3. News: Syrian police clash with bombers. 28 April 2004.
  4. News: Syria blames Islamists for bomb. 15 May 2004.
  5. News: Five die as Syria thwarts attack. 2 June 2006.
  6. Web site: The Islamic Revival in Syria (September-October 2006) . www.mideastmonitor.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070222164058/http://www.mideastmonitor.org/issues/0609/0609_4.htm . 2007-02-22.
  7. News: Foiled Attack in Damascus: Terrorists Try to Storm US Embassy in Syria. Der Spiegel . 12 September 2006 .
  8. Web site: Chinese diplomat hurt in Syria blast.
  9. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9906E3DD1231F937A2575AC0A9609C8B63 Surviving Embassy Attacker Dies
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023085544/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-10/06/content_5171020.htm?rss=1 Syria says assailants against U.S. embassy not related to foreign extremists
  11. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/03/damascus-bombing-syria-bu_n_378181.html Damascus Bus Bomb: 'Up To 12' Killed In Syria Explosion
  12. "Syrian Al-Qaeda affiliate claims twin bombing in Damascus". BBC News. 12 March 2017.
  13. "Tahrir al-Sham: Al-Qaeda's latest incarnation in Syria". BBC News. 28 February 2017