November 2019 Syria bombings
Part of the 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria
Eastern Syria insurgency
and SDF insurgency in Northern Aleppo
November 2019 Syria bombings is located in Syria
Tell Abyad
Tell Abyad
Qamishli
Qamishli
Al-Bab
Al-Bab
Ras al-Ayn
Ras al-Ayn
November 2019 Syria bombings (Syria)
LocationTell Abyad, Raqqa Governorate, Syria
Qamishli, Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
Al-Bab, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Ras al-Ayn, al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
Date2–26 November 2019
Attack type
Car bombs
Deaths13 (2 November)
8 (10 November)
6 (11 November)
19 (16 November)
10 (23 November)
17 (26 November)
Total: 73
Injured30+ (2 November)
26 (10 November)
21 (11 November)
50 (16 November)
25 (23 November)
20 (26 November)
Total: 172+
PerpetratorsYPG and PKK (per Turkey), ISIL

In November 2019, six car bombings occurred in northern Syria. The bombings mostly happened in Tell Abyad and one in Al-Bab. The ISIL claimed responsibility for one, and the other five were alleged by Turkey to have been committed by the PKK.

Background

The 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria began in October 2019, supporting the Syrian opposition.

Bombings

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]

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.[6][7]

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.[8]

On 16 November 2019, a few car bombs detonated near a bus station and a taxi station in Al-Bab, killing at least 19 and injuring around 50 others.[9] Turkey condemned the attack and said the PKK was behind the bombing.[10][11][12]

On 23 November, another car bomb targeted Tell Abyad; it killed ten people and wounded over 25 others.[13]

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.[14][15][16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Over a dozen killed in car bomb attack near Turkey-Syria border". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  2. ↑ "Turkey blames Kurdish militia after deadly bombing in Syrian town". Reuters. 2019-11-02. Archived from the original on 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  3. ↑ Connelly, Eileen AJ (2019-11-03). "Car bomb kills 13 in Syrian border town, Turkey blames Kurds". New York Post. Archived from the original on 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  4. ↑ "Deadly car bomb in Turkish-controlled border town". BBC News. 2019-11-02. Archived from the original on 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  5. ↑ "Car bomb in Syrian border town kills 13". www.cbsnews.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  6. ↑ "Eight dead in blast in Turkish-held Syrian town". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  7. ↑ "Car bomb attack kills at least eight civilians in Syria's Tal Abyad". TRT News. 10 November 2019. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Three blasts kill at least 6 in Syrian town near Turkey". www.aljazeera.com. Reuters. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  9. ↑ Paget, Sharif; Guerrero, Kay; Tuysuz, Gul; Khadder, Kareem (16 November 2019). "Car bomb kills 15, injures 50 in northern Syria". CNN. Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  10. ↑ "Deadly car bomb blasts rip through bus terminal in Syria's al-Bab". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  11. ↑ "At least 10 killed in car bomb in Syria near Turkish border". Sky News. Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  12. ↑ "War monitor says 19 dead after car bombing in northern Syria". RTÉ News. 2019-11-16. Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  13. ↑ "Car bomb kills at least 10 people near Syria's border with Turkey". Reuters. November 23, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Turkish Defense Ministry says 17 killed in car bomb explosion in northeastern Syria". AP. 2019-11-26. Archived from the original on 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  15. ↑ "Car bomb kills at least 17 people in northeastern Syria, Turkish ministry says". The Globe and Mail. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  16. ↑ "Turkey says car bomb kills several in Syria region it controls". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
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