Incident Summary:

05/23/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at the Electricity Directorate in Jableh, Lattakia, Syria. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Tartus and Jableh and one of three bombings in Jableh on the same day. At least 108 people, including three suicide bombers, were killed across all three Jableh incidents. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility and stated that the attacks were carried out in retaliation for Syrian and Russian airstrikes.

GTD ID:
201605230006

When:
2016-05-23

Country:
Syria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Lattakia

City:
Jableh

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Utilities
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Electricity Directorate
Nationality of Target Syria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here. Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those killed across incidents 201605230004, 201605230005, and 201605230006.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 2
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 36 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 36
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Syria: Daesh bombings target coastal government strongholds Tartus and Jableh," The National, May 25, 2016.
"Syria conflict: Assad’s stronghold suffers blows," National Mirror, May 23, 2016.