February 2013 Damascus bombings
33°31′33″N 36°18′01″E / 33.52583°N 36.30028°E / 33.52583; 36.30028Date 21 February 2013 Target Headquarters of Ba'ath Party
Embassy of Russia in Damascus Car bomb Weapons Bomb Deaths 83 Injured Unknown Perpetrators Unknown 20th c. 2000s 2010s 2020s
Embassy of Russia in Damascus
Attack type
On 21 February 2013 a series of car bombs were detonated in Damascus killing 83 people.[1] The largest and deadliest of the bombs occurred near the headquarters of the Syria's ruling Ba'ath Party and the Russian Embassy,[2] killing at least 60. Most of the victims were civilians[3] including children.[4]
References
- ^ ”Death Toll Rises in Damascus Blasts,” Voice of America with AFP (22 February 2013). Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ Dominic Evans, "Car bomb kills over 50 near Damascus ruling party office," Reuters (21 February 2013). Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ Anne Barnard, Rick Gladstone, "Car Bomb in Damascus Kills Dozens, Opposition Says," The New York Times (21 February 2013). Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ Richard Spencer, "Damascus bomb one of deadliest of Syrian civil war," The Telegraph (21 February 2013). Retrieved 5 May 2013.
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Terrorist attacks in Syria
- Menarsha synagogue attack (1949)
- Aleppo Artillery School (1979)
- President assassination attempt (1980)
- 1981 Azbakiyah bombing
- 1986 Damascus bombings ‡
- Damascus diplomatic quarter (2004)
- Syrian National TV (June 2006)
- US embassy (September 2006)
- Damascus car bombing (2008)
- Sayyidah Zeinab (2009)
- 2011 Damascus bombings
- Aleppo (February 2012)
- Aleppo (March 2012)
- Damascus (March 2012)
- Damascus (April 2012)
- Idlib (April 2012)
- Damascus (May 2012)
- Deir ez-Zor (May 2012)
- Damascus (July 2012)
- Aleppo (September 2012)
- Aleppo (October 2012)
- Aqrab (December 2012)
- Aleppo University (2013)
- Damascus (February 2013)
- Maan (February 2014)
- Homs (October 2014)
- Tell Tamer (December 2015)
- Homs (December 2015)
- Qamishli (December 2015)
- Sayyidah Zaynab (January and February 2016)
- Homs (February 2016)
- Jableh and Tartus (May 2016)
- Qamishli (July 2016)
- Atmeh (August 2016)
- (September 2016)
- Azaz (January 2017)
- Damascus (March 2017)
- Aleppo (April 2017)
- As-Suwayda (July 2018)
- (June 2019)
- (November 2019)
‡ indicates the terrorist attack which caused the greatest number of casualties
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