November 2019 Syria bombings

November 2019 Syria bombings
Part of the 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria Eastern Syria insurgency and SDF insurgency in Northern Aleppo
Tell Abyad Qamishli Al-Bab Ras al-Ayn November 2019 Syria bombings (Syria)
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, 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

• Casualty recording
• Syrian Network for Human Rights
• January 2017 Azaz bombing
• June 2019 Syria bombings

References

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