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* Syrian government blamed the pro-Iraqi Ba'athist militants for the bombings.<ref name=bbc37>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7639137.stm]</ref>
* Syrian government blamed the pro-Iraqi Ba'athist militants for the bombings.<ref name=bbc37>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7639137.stm]</ref>


* The [[Muslim Brotherhood]], which was crushed in 1982 [[Hama massacre]], was proposed as a possible perpetrator of the terrorist acts.
* The Islamic Bortherhood, which was crushed in 1982 [[Hama massacre]], was proposed as a possible perpetrator of the terrorist acts.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 12:42, 21 March 2012

1986 Damascus bombings
Damascus highlighted within Syria
LocationDamascus and nearby towns, Syria
DateMarch-April 1986 (Local time)
WeaponsCar Bombs
Deaths204[1]
MotiveRegime distabilization[2]

The 1986 Damascus bombings were a series of terrorist acts, performed in Damascus, Syria in 1986, considered to be the deadliest terrorism act against civilians since the quelling of the Islamic uprising in Syria in 1982. The goal of the bombings seemed to distabilized Assad's regime.[2]

Bombings

On 13 March 1986,[2] a deadly bombing took place in Damascus left 60 people dead.[1] A month later, 144 were killed by series of bombings in five towns across Syria.[1]

Alleged perpetrators

  • Syrian government blamed the pro-Iraqi Ba'athist militants for the bombings.[1]
  • The Islamic Bortherhood, which was crushed in 1982 Hama massacre, was proposed as a possible perpetrator of the terrorist acts.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d [1]
  2. ^ a b c [2]