| November 2019 Syria bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of the2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria Eastern Syria insurgency andSDF insurgency in Northern Aleppo | |
  Tell Abyad Qamishli Al-Bab Ras al-Ayn November 2019 Syria bombings (Syria) | |
| Location | Tell Abyad,Raqqa Governorate,Syria Qamishli,Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria Al-Bab,Aleppo Governorate, Syria Ras al-Ayn,al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria |
| Date | 2–26 November 2019 (3 weeks and 3 days) |
Attack type | Car bombs |
| Deaths | 13 (2 November) 8 (10 November) 6 (11 November) 19 (16 November) 10 (23 November) 17 (26 November) Total:73 |
| Injured | 30+ (2 November) 26 (10 November) 21 (11 November) 50 (16 November) 25 (23 November) 20 (26 November) Total:172+ |
| Perpetrators | YPG andPKK (per Turkey),ISIL |
In November 2019, six car bombings occurred in northernSyria. The bombings mostly happened inTell Abyad and one inAl-Bab. TheISIL claimed responsibility for one, and the other five were alleged by Turkey to have been committed by thePKK.
The2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria began in October 2019, supporting theSyrian opposition.
On 2 November 2019, acar bombing in a busy street ofTell Abyad killed 13 and injured dozens more. The bombing occurred in the middle of a marketplace in the district center of Tell Abyad near the border withTurkey. The bombing killed and injured mostlycivilians. Turkey said that theYPG andPKK conducted the bombings.[1][2][3][4][5]
On 10 November 2019, a car bombing occurred near Tell Abyad, killing 8 people and wounded numerous others. Turkey once again stated that YPG and PKK were behind the attack. The attack happened outside of abakery, targeting fighters but the blast killed only civilians.[6][7]
On 11 November 2019, a triple car bombing occurred inQamishli, killing 6 people and wounding 21.ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack which happened in a commercial district and near a hotel.[8]
On 16 November 2019, a few car bombs detonated near abus station and ataxi station inAl-Bab, killing at least 19 and injuring around 50 others.[9] Turkey condemned the attack and said the PKK was behind the bombing.[10][11][12]
On 23 November, another car bomb targeted Tell Abyad; it killed ten people and wounded over 25 others.[13]
On 26 November, a car bomb went off in the Turkish-controlled area west ofRas al-Ayn, killing at least 17 people and injuring 20 others. The attack happened at a local village market. Turkey blamed the YPG and PKK for the attack.[14][15][16]
