November 2019 Syria bombings

November 2019 Syria bombings | |
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Part of the 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria Eastern Syria insurgency and SDF insurgency in Northern Aleppo | |
Location | Tell Abyad, Raqqa Governorate, Syria Qamishli, Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria Al-Bab, Aleppo Governorate, Syria Ras al-Ayn, al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria |
Date | 2–26 November 2019 |
Attack type | Car bombs |
Deaths | 13 (2 November) 8 (10 November) 6 (11 November) 19 (16 November) 10 (23 November) 17 (26 November) Total: 73 |
Injured | 30+ (2 November) 26 (10 November) 21 (11 November) 50 (16 November) 25 (23 November) 20 (26 November) Total: 172+ |
Perpetrators | YPG and PKK (per Turkey), ISIL |
In November 2019 several car bombings occurred in northern Syria. The bombings mostly happened in Tell Abyad and one in Al-Bab. Five were blamed on the PKK and one was claimed by ISIL.
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Background[edit]
The 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria began in October 2019, supporting the Syrian opposition.
Bombings[edit]
On 2 November 2019, a car bombing in a busy street of Tell Abyad killed 13 and injured dozens more. The bombing occurred in the middle of a marketplace in the district center of Tell Abyad near the border with Turkey. The bombing killed and injured mostly civilians. Turkey said that the YPG and PKK conducted the bombings.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
On 10 November 2019, a car bombing occurred near Tell Abyad, killing 8 people and wounded numerous others. Turkey once again stated that YPG and PKK were behind the attack. The attack happened outside of a bakery, targeting fighters but the blast killed only civilians.[7][8]
On 11 November 2019, a triple car bombing occurred in Qamishli, killing 6 people and wounding 21. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack which happened in a commercial district and near a hotel.[9]
On 16 November 2019, a few car bombs detonated near a bus terminal and a taxi station in Al-Bab, killing at least 19 and injuring around 50 others.[10] Turkey condemned the attack and said the PKK was behind the bombing.[11][12][13][14]
On 23 November, another car bomb targeted Tell Abyad; it killed ten people and wounded over 25 others.[15]
On 26 November, a car bomb went off in the Turkish-controlled area west of Ras al-Ayn, killing at least 17 people and injuring 20 others. The attack happened at a local village market. Turkey blamed the YPG and PKK for the attack.[16][17][18]
References[edit]
- ^ "Bomb kills 13 civilians, injures 20 in Syrian town on Turkish border – Ankara". RT International. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ "Over a dozen killed in car bomb attack near Turkey-Syria border". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ "Turkey blames Kurdish militia after deadly bombing in Syrian town". Reuters. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ Connelly, Eileen AJ (2019-11-03). "Car bomb kills 13 in Syrian border town, Turkey blames Kurds". New York Post. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ "Deadly car bomb in Turkish-controlled border town". 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ "Car bomb in Syrian border town kills 13". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ "Eight dead in blast in Turkish-held Syrian town". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ^ "Car bomb attack kills at least eight civilians in Syria's Tal Abyad". TRT News. 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Three blasts kill at least 6 in Syrian town near Turkey". www.aljazeera.com. Reuters. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ^ CNN, Sharif Paget, Kay Guerrero, Gul Tuysuz and Kareem Khadder. "Car bomb kills 15, injures 50 in northern Syria". CNN. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "Deadly car bomb blasts rip through bus terminal in Syria's al-Bab". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "At least 10 killed in car bomb in Syria near Turkish border". Sky News. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "Car bomb kills at least 18 in Turkey-controlled Syrian city (VIDEOS)". RT International. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "War monitor says 19 dead after car bombing in northern Syria". RTE. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "Car bomb kills at least 10 people near Syria's border with Turkey". Reuters. November 23, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ "Turkish Defense Ministry says 17 killed in car bomb explosion in northeastern Syria". AP. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ "Car bomb kills at least 17 people in northeastern Syria, Turkish ministry says". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ "Turkey says car bomb kills several in Syria region it controls". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
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