The IS-run Aamaq news agency said the attacks included six suicide bombings and one remotely detonated blast. The IS-run Aamaq news agency said the attacks included six suicide bombings and one remotely detonated blast. The Islamic State group claimed suicide bombings in Tartus and neighboring Jableh that killed over 160 people in May. Another of Monday’s bombings occurred in the Damascus suburb of Sabbourah, a major security breach in the heavily guarded area. IS said a suicide car bomb targeted a military checkpoint west of Damascus.

Source: The Hindu September 05, 2016 19:18 UTC