March 2017 Damascus bombings

2017 Damascus bombings
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Damascus highlighted within Syria
Location	Damascus, Syria
Date	March 11, 2017 (first attack) March 15, 2017 (second and third attack)
Deaths	74 (first attack, including 20 military and security personnel) [1] 40 (second and third attack) Total: 114
Injured	120 (first attack) 30+ (second and third attack) Total: 150+
Perpetrator	Tahrir al-Sham (first attack) Islamic State (second and third attack)

In March 2017, three attacks occurred in the city of Damascus, Syria. ^[2] The first happened on the March 11, when a double bomb suicide attack in the Old City of Damascus on Saturday killed dozens of people - mostly Iraqi Shia pilgrims - and wounded more than 100. ^[3] The second and the third happened on the March 15, when two suicide bombers detonated their explosive vests in the capital's main judicial building and in a restaurant. ^[4]

Perpetrators

Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham claimed responsibility for the first attack, ^[5] and the Islamic State claimed the second and the third. ^[6]

See also

• List of bombings during the Syrian Civil War

References

1. "Dozens dead in twin Damascus bombings, says rights monitor". The Guardian. 12 March 2017.
2. France-Presse, Agence (2017-03-12). "Dozens dead in twin Damascus bombings, says rights monitor". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-08-19.
3. "Twin bombing kills at least 40 in Damascus' Old City". Al-Jazeera. 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
4. "Syria war: Twin suicide attacks kill dozens in Damascus". Al-Jazeera. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
5. "Syrian Al-Qaeda affiliate claims twin bombing in Damascus". BBC News. 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
6. "Three car bombs target Damascus, 20 killed". Reuters . Archived from the original on 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2024-12-18.