5 September 2016 Syria bombings
ISIL terrorist incident in Syria
Tartus
Homs
Damascus
Hasakah
5 September 2016 Syria bombings (Syria)
Location of the cities in Syria
Attack type
ISISOn 5 September 2016, suicide bombers simultaneously exploded in the Syrian cities of Tartus, Homs, Damascus, and Hasakah. A car bomb detonated on a coastal highway in Tartus, killing more than five people, followed by a suicide bomber exploding in the crowd gathering in the area. A car bomb then hit a Syrian Army checkpoint in the Zahra district of Homs and killed two soldiers. A motorcycle bomb detonated near an Asayish checkpoint in Hasakah and killed at least five people, with an explosion in the capital city of Damascus following soon after.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c "Multiple bomb blasts in Syrian cities kill at least 12". AP. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2016.
- ^ a b "String of deadly bomb attacks target government held areas in Syria". Middle East Eye. 5 September 2016.
