| 1986 Damascus bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Islamist uprising in Syria | |
 Damascus highlighted within Syria | |
| Location | Damascus and nearby towns, Syria |
| Date | March–April 1986 |
Attack type | Bombings |
| Weapons | Car bombs |
| Deaths | 204[1] |
| Motive | Regime destabilization[2] |
The 1986 Damascus bombings were a series of terrorist attacks perpetrated in Damascus, Syria in 1986. They were the deadliest acts of terrorism against civilians since the quelling of the Islamist uprising in Syria in 1982. The bombings appeared to be aimed at destabilizing the Syrian government under Hafez al-Assad with links being between the suspected perpetrators and Iraq.
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