| Kuwait mosque bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of 2015 Ramadan attacks and Spillover of the Syrian Civil War | |
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| Location | al-Imam as-Sadiq Mosque Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Coordinates | 29°22′36″N 47°58′35″E / 29.3766007°N 47.976474115°E |
| Date | 26 June 2015 12PM (GMT+3) |
| Target | Shia Muslims |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 27[1] |
| Injured | 227 |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[2] |
| Motive | Anti-Shia sentiment |
A suicide bombing took place on 26 June 2015 at a Shia mosque in Kuwait. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack.[2] Sabah al-Sabah, the Emir at the time, arrived at the location of the incident after a short period of time.[4] Twenty-seven people were killed and 227 people were wounded.
Twenty-nine suspects were taken to court and after approximately ten sessions, most of them public, 15 were found guilty, with 7 to receive capital punishment (5 in absentia). Those include Adel Eidan, who drove the bomber to the mosque and admitted his intention to bomb the mosque and claimed that he wanted the mosque itself to be bombed, but "not the people", and Mohammed and Majid az-Zahrani (in absentia), who delivered the explosives to the terrorists in Kuwait and were arrested by Saudi authorities.
Three other Islamist attacks took place on the same day in France, Tunisia, and Somalia. The attacks followed an audio message released three days earlier by ISIS senior leader, Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, encouraging militants everywhere to attack the stated enemies of ISIS during the month of Ramadan. No definitive link between the attacks has yet been established. One attack, at a French factory, resulted in the beheading of one person; another, at a Tunisian beach resort, killed 38, most of them British tourists; and the other, an attack on an African Union base undertaken by al-Shabaab, killed at least 70.[5]
- ^ Matthew Diebel (26 June 2015). "At least 27 dead in ISIL-claimed Kuwait attack". USA Today. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ a b Michael Pearson (26 June 2015). "ISIS claims responsibility for Kuwait mosque attack". CNN. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
moi.gov.kwwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ H.H The Emir arrives the incident's location Archived 26 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine – Arabic Kuwaiti al-Watan newspaper – 26 June 2015
- ^ Hubbard, Ben (26 June 2015). "Terrorist Attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait Kill Dozens". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2017.