2015 Qamishli bombings

The 2015 Qamishli bombings refer to the bombing of three restaurants in Wusta, an Assyrian district in the Syrian government-controlled part of the city of Qamishli, Syria, on 30 December 2015.[1][2] The bombings were carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[3][4] 18 people were killed and 35 wounded.[5][6] The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and the Syrian government accused each other of involvement in the bombings.[7][8]

2015 Qamishli bombings
LocationQamishli, Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
Date30 December 2015
TargetAssyrian and Armenian Christians
Attack type
Backpack bombs and suicide bombing
Deaths18
Injured35+
PerpetratorsIslamic State
No. of participants
3

Aftermath
Wusta clashes (2016)
Part of the Rojava conflict and the Syrian Civil War
Date12 January 2016
(1 day)
Location
Qamishli, Hasakah Governorate, North-Eastern Syria
Status Ceasefire
Belligerents
 Syria  Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Units involved
Sootoro (GPF) YPG
Asayish
Strength
~500 fighters 30 vehicles, hundreds of fighters
Casualties and losses
1 killed, 2 wounded[9][10] 3 killed[9]
3 wounded[9]

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.[9][11]

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.[10][11] 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.[9] During the clashes, 3 YPG fighters were killed, 2 GPF were wounded, and 3 civilians were injured in the cross-fire.[9][10][11]

See also

References
  1. http://www.aina.org/news/20151230181909.htm
  2. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/least-16-killed-northeast-syria-bombings
  3. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35204041
  4. https://www.dailysabah.com/mideast/2015/12/31/daesh-suicide-attack-kills-17-in-qamishli-city-northeast-syria
  5. https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/at-least-16-killed-in-restaurant-bombings-in-northern-syrian-city-1.2719117
  6. "Twin suicide bombs in northeast Syria kill or wound dozens - Kurds, monitoring group". December 31, 2015 – via uk.reuters.com.
  7. https://syrianobserver.com/EN/news/27768/pyd_accuses_regime_involvement_qamishli_bombings.html
  8. "Bombing in Zaline (Qamishli), Syria". americanmesopotamian.org. American Mesopotamian Organisation. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  9. "Kurds attack Assyrian Christian village in northern Syria". Hot Air. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  10. Agencies. "Assyrians and Kurds clash for first time in north Syria". www.mwcnews.net. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  11. "Assyrians and Kurds clash for first time in north Syria". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
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