2016 Sayyidah Zaynab attacks

January 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab massacre
Part of Syrian Civil War
LocationSayyidah Zaynab, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria
Date31 January 2016
TargetSayyidah Zaynab Mosque, Shii'te population
Attack type
Mass murder
WeaponsCar bombs[1]
Deaths71 (including 42 Syrian army and Shi'ite fighters)[1]
Injured40+[1]
Perpetrators Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
No. of participants
2+[1]
MotiveSectarian Anti-Shi'ism
February 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab bombings
Part of Syrian Civil War
LocationSayyidah Zaynab, Syria
Date21 February 2016 (UTC+02:00)
Attack type
Suicide bombing, car bomb
Deaths134[2][3]
Injured180[4]
Perpetrators ISIS
MotiveSectarian

In early 2016 there was a series of bombings in the mainly Shi'ite town of Sayyidah Zaynab and attributed to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

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  2. ^ "Syrie: 134 morts dans un attentat au sud de Damas". L'Express. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  3. ^ Nearly 200 people killed in six explosions at Sayeda Zeinab and Zahraa, SOHR, February 23, 2016.
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