2016 Sayyidah Zaynab attacks
| January 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Syrian Civil War | |
| Location | Sayyidah Zaynab, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria | 
| Date | 31 January 2016 | 
| Target | Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque, Shii'te population | 
| Attack type | Mass murder | 
| Weapons | Car bombs | 
| Deaths | 71 (including 42 Syrian army and Shi'ite fighters) | 
| Injured | 40+ | 
| Perpetrators | Islamic State | 
| No. of participants | 2+ | 
| Motive | Sectarian Anti-Shi'ism | 
| February 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of Syrian Civil War | |
| Location | Sayyidah Zaynab, Syria | 
| Date | 21 February 2016 | 
| Attack type | Suicide bombing, car bomb | 
| Deaths | 134 | 
| Injured | 180 | 
| Perpetrators | Islamic State | 
| Motive | Sectarian Anti-Shi'ism | 
In early 2016 there was a series of bombings in the mainly Shi'ite town of Sayyidah Zaynab in Syria that were attributed to Islamic State.