Incident Summary:

11/29/2013: A mortar shell detonated near the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least four people were killed and 26 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

Overview

GTD ID:
201311290026

When:
2013-11-29

Country:
Syria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Damascus

City:
Damascus

What

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more)	Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity	Umayyad Mosque
Specific Description	Mosque
Nationality of Target	Syria

Additional Information
Hostages	No
Property Damage	Yes
Extent of Property Damage	Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage	Unknown

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite	Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
A mortar was used in the attack.

Additional Information
Suicide Attack?	No
Part of Multiple Incident?	No
Criterion 1 (more)	Yes
Criterion 2 (more)	Yes
Criterion 3 (more)	Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more)	No

Who

Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name	Claimed Responsibility
Unknown	No

Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators	Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators	0

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	4 Fatalities / 26 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities	4
Number of U.S. Fatalities	0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities	0
Total Number of Injured	26
Number of U.S. Injured	0
Number of Perpetrators Injured	0

Sources

Sources
"Four killed in Damascus mosque attack," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, November 29, 2013."
"Mortar round at historic Syrian mosque kills 4," The Associated Press, November 29, 2013."

"Four dead in shelling of Syria's Umayyad Mosque," Lebanon Daily Star, November 30, 2013."