1986 Damascus bombings
| 1986 Damascus bombings | |
|---|---|
 Damascus highlighted within Syria | |
| Location | Damascus and nearby towns, Syria |
| Date | March-April 1986 (Local time) |
| Weapons | Car Bombs |
| Deaths | 204[1] |
| Motive | Regime 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 Muslim Brotherhood, which was crushed in 1982 Hama massacre, was proposed as a possible perpetrator of the terrorist acts.
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