2015 Qamishli bombings
Terrorist attack in Syria
| 2015 Qamishli bombings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Qamishli, Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria |
| Date | 30 December 2015 |
| Target | Assyrian and Armenian Christians |
Attack type | Backpack bombs or suicide bombings |
| Deaths | 16+ |
| Injured | 35+ |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
No. of participants | 3 |
The 2015 Qamishli bombings refer to three bombs, that detonated in three restaurants in Wusta, an Assyrian district of the Syrian-Turkish border town of Qamishli on 30 December 2015. The first reports stated, that it were suicide bombings, however the military spokesman of the Assyrian, Sootoro, in Qamishli, said, that the attacks were not suicide bombs.[1] A Kurdish militia spokesman said, that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was responsible for the blasts and that the bombings were targeting Christians, but Assyrian organisations claimed that the bombings were not likely a deed by ISIL, but possibly a crime by the Kurdish YPG.[2] A total of 16 people were killed, 14 of the victims were Assyrian Christians and 2 Muslims, also 35 people were wounded.[3]
Aftermath
| Wusta clashes (2016) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Rojava conflict and the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 Syria |  Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
 Sootoro (GPF) |  YPGAsayish | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~500 fighters | 30 vehicles, hundreds of fighters | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 killed, 2 wounded[4][5] | 3 killed[4] | ||||||
| 3 wounded[4] | |||||||
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In the aftermath of the 2015 Qamishli bombings that targeted Assyrian Christian restaurants, the Assyrian Sootoro defense militia set up security checkpoints around the perimeter of the al-Wusta neighborhood, a predominantly Christian district of Qamishli.[4][6]
On 12 January, at around 12:45, a group of Kurdish YPG fighters approached a GPF manned checkpoint and demanded that the militia take down the security barriers, stating that the checkpoints bothered residents and must be removed.[5][6] When this was refused, a YPG gunner opened fire from a 30. or 50. caliber machine gun mounted on a technical vehicle. A GPF fighter was struck in the head and killed instantly.[4] During the clashes, 3 YPG fighters were killed, 2 GPF were wounded, and 3 civilians were injured in the cross-fire.[4][5][6]
See also
Christianity portal
Kurdistan portal
References
- ^ "Bombing in Zaline (Qamishli), Syria". americanmesopotamian.org. American Mesopotamian Organisation. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Var Qamishli-massakern verkligen ett verk av IS?". hujada.com. Hujådå Magazine. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Twin suicide bombs in northeast Syria kill or wound dozens - Kurds, monitoring group". December 31, 2015 – via uk.reuters.com.
- ^ a b c d e f "Kurds attack Assyrian Christian village in northern Syria". Hot Air. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
- ^ a b c Agencies. "Assyrians and Kurds clash for first time in north Syria". www.mwcnews.net. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
- ^ a b c "Assyrians and Kurds clash for first time in north Syria". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
