| January 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part ofSyrian Civil War | |
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| Location | Sayyidah Zaynab,Rif Dimashq Governorate,Syria |
| Date | 31 January 2016 |
| Target | Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque,Shii'te population |
Attack type | Mass murder |
| Weapons | Car bombs[1] |
| Deaths | 71 (including 42 Syrian army and Shi'ite fighters)[1] |
| Injured | 40+[1] |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State |
| 2+[1] | |
| Motive | SectarianAnti-Shi'ism |
| February 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part ofSyrian Civil War | |
| Location | Sayyidah Zaynab,Syria |
| Date | 21 February 2016 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing,car bomb |
| Deaths | 134[2][3] |
| Injured | 180[4] |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State |
| Motive | SectarianAnti-Shi'ism |
In early 2016 there was a series of bombings in the mainly Shi'ite town ofSayyidah Zaynab in Syria that were attributed toIslamic State.
On 31 January 2016, two suicide bombs and a car bomb exploded in the mainly Shi'ite town ofSayyidah Zaynab near Syria's holiest[5]Shi'ite shrine, theSayyidah Zaynab Mosque. At least 60 people were killed including 25 Shi'ite fighters and another 110 people were wounded in the explosions.[1][6][7][8][9][10] TheIslamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.[1] This is second time the Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque shrine has been targeted; in February 2015 two suicide attacks killed four people and wounded thirteen.[1]
The death toll rose to 71, including 42 Syrian army and Shi'ite fighters as well as 29 civilians.[11]
TheFebruary 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab bombings occurred on 21 February 2016 afterIslamic State militants detonated acar bomb and later launched twosuicide bombings, about 400 meters fromSayyidah Zaynab Mosque, aShia shrine, believed to contain the grave ofProphet Muhammad's granddaughter.
134 people were killed, including children. Syrian media said the attack occurred when pupils were leaving school in the area. Foreign led Syrian Observatory said 68 were killed. At least 60 shops were damaged as well as cars in the area. The attack, for which the Islamic State claimed responsibility, was the third attack in one year near the mosque.[12][13][14][4]
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