DAMASCUS, Feb. 22 (FN) — The Islamic State (IS)
militant group has claimed responsibility for the deadly bombings, which
rocked the central province of Homs and the capital Damascus on Sunday,
killing over 140 people.
In online statements, the IS group said it had carried out the
bombings in the 60-Street at the al-Zahra' neighborhood in the central
province of Homs, which killed over 57 people and wounded tens of
others.
Al-Zahra' is inhabited by people of the Alwaite minority, to whom the
ruling elite in Syria belong, which explains why it was targeted by the
IS group, which showed zero tolerance to other sects, let alone the
sect that is accused of supporting the government of President Bashar
al-Assad.
The oppositional Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 39 of those
killed in Homs were civilians, including a child and 11 women.
Meanwhile, the group also claimed responsibility for the triple
bombings that rocked the Shiite district of Sayyidah Zaynab in south of
the capital Damascus, killing 83 people.
From=Fresh News
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