| 2024 Muscat mosque shootings | |
|---|---|
| Part of Persecution of Shias by the Islamic State | |
| Location | Wadi Kabir, Muscat, Oman |
| Date | 15 July 2024 |
| Target | Shia worshippers at the Imam Ali mosque |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Deaths | 9 (Including 3 perpetrators) |
| Injured | 30–50 |
| Perpetrator |  Islamic State[1][2] |
| Motive | Anti-Shi'ism |
On 15 July 2024, a mass shooting occurred at the Shia Imam Ali mosque[3] in Muscat, Oman, leaving six people dead and between 30 and 50 others injured. All three perpetrators of the attack were killed by security forces.[4][5] The Islamic State claimed responsibility, making it the group's first attack in the country.[1][6]
- ^ a b "Islamic State claims responsibility for rare attack at Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Oman". Reuters. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "IS Takes Credit for Attack in Oman". SITE. 16 July 2024.
- ^ Law, Heather; Al Lawati, Abbas (16 July 2024). "ISIS claims responsibility for rare attack on mosque in Oman". CNN. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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bbcwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Toll from Oman mosque attack rises to six, three gunmen killed: Police". Al Arabiya. 15 July 2024.
- ^ "What's behind Islamic State's first attack in Oman?". Al-Monitor. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.