| 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[1] |
| Deaths | 71 (including 42 Syrian army and Shi'ite fighters)[1] |
| Injured | 40+[1] |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
No. of participants | 2+[1] |
| Motive | Sectarian Anti-Shi'ism |
| February 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of Syrian Civil War | |
| Location | Sayyidah Zaynab, Syria |
| Date | 21 February 2016 (UTC+02:00) |
Attack type | Suicide bombing, car bomb |
| Deaths | 134[2][3] |
| Injured | 180[4] |
| Perpetrators | ISIS |
| Motive | Sectarian |
In early 2016 there was a series of bombings in the mainly Shi'ite town of Sayyidah Zaynab and attributed to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
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- ^ Nearly 200 people killed in six explosions at Sayeda Zeinab and Zahraa, SOHR, February 23, 2016.
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