The Western Press does not have anything to say about terrorism in Syria. These acts are perpetrated by groups of foreign combatants, supported by a few Syrian collaborators, and armed and funded by Germany, Saudi Arabia, Bulgaria, the United States, France, Israël, Qatar, the United Kingdom and Turkey. Here is a list of the terrorist attacks of which Syrian civilians have been victims since the start of the year.
The cessation of hostilities came into force on the 27th February 2016 at midnight (Damascus time).
However, the civilian populations continued to be widely attacked by groups described as the «moderate opposition» who were invited to participate in the «inter-Syrian» negotiations in Geneva, and also by the jihadists of Al-Qaïda and Daesh.
List of the terrorist opérations from the 1st January to the 1st April 2016
31 December 2015 and 1 January 2016
Several projectiles (mortars, rockets) landed in a number of neighbourhoods in the city of Damascus, injuring 10 persons and causing material damage to buildings and vehicles. Eight mortar shells landed in the Harasta suburb in Rif Dimashq governorate, killing two civilians, injuring two others and causing material damage. Several mortar shells landed in a number of neighbourhoods in Aleppo governorate, injuring five persons and causing material damage. A mortar shell landed in the village of Umm Batinah in the countryside of Qunaytirah governorate, injuring four civilians. In Homs, a civilian was killed and others injured when terrorist groups detonated two explosive devices. Four civilians were injured when 13 mortar shells landed in the Muhradah area and the village of Jinan in the countryside of Hama governorate. Terrorists detonated two explosive devices in two restaurants in central Qamishli governorate, killing 16 persons and injuring 35. A rocket landed in the Hammam neighbourhood in Ladhiqiyah governorate, injuring a civilian and causing material damage.
2 January 2016
Several rockets landed in the city of Damascus and Rif Dimashq, as follows:| Location | Number of projectiles | Time | Damage |
| Abbasiyin | 1 | 1320 | Material damage |
| Assad suburb, Jazirah B4 | 1 | 1320 | One killed and material damage |
| Around the Dama Rose Hotel | 3 | 1530 | Material damage to vehicles |
| Ministry of Education | 1 | 1530 | Material damage |
| Behind the Russian Cultural Centre | 1 | 1530 | Material damage |
| Adawi | 2 | 1530 | Material damage |
| Assad suburb, B1 | 3 | 1530 | Material damage |
| Assad suburb roundabout | 1 | 1530 | Material damage |
Resulted in one death and material damage.
4 January 2016
Several gas cylinder missiles landed in a number of neighbourhoods in the city of Aleppo, injuring 19 civilians and causing material damage.
5 January 2016
Two mortar shells landed in Dar‘a, killing a child and inflicting shrapnel wounds on her sister, and causing material damage. A mortar shell landed in Rif Dimashq, causing material damage. A mortar shell was also launched at the Ibn Sina Hospital, injuring one person and causing material damage. Four mortar shells landed in the city of Jaramana, causing material damage.
6 January 2016
Several rockets landed in the city of Damascus and Rif Dimashq, as follows:| Location | Number of projectiles | Time | Damage |
| Roof of the Rif Dimashq Chamber of Commerce building (Baghdad Street) | 1 | 1200 | 11 dead, 25 injured and material damage |
| Parliament compound | 1 | 1200 | One injury and material damage |
| Old fairground | 1 | 1300 | No injuries or damage |
| Behind the Real Estate Authority | 1 | 1300 | One civilian injured and material damage |
| Mu‘addamiyah, northern quarter | 1 | 1345 | Material damage |
Resulted in 11 dead, 31 injured and material damage.
7 and 8 January 2016
Three mortar shells landed at Salihiyah Gate, on Baghdad Street and on Thawrah Street in Damascus, killing 9 civilians, injuring 39 others and causing material damage. A mortar shell landed in the northern quarter of Mu‘addamiyah in Rif Dimashq, injuring four civilians and causing material damage. Two projectiles (gas cylinder missiles) landed at Suryan al-Jadidah in Aleppo, killing a female civilian and injuring five others. A civilian woman was also injured by shrapnel from a shell in Halab al-Jadidah. Terrorists taking shelter in Eastern Ghutah launched two mortar shells at the Harasta suburb. The terrorist attack killed one person and caused various injuries to six others, including two women. It also caused material damage to property. Mortar shells landed in a number of residential neighbourhoods in central Damascus. A civilian woman was injured in Manshiyah in Dar‘a governorate by shrapnel to the head from shells fired by terrorist groups. Three civilians were injured when a mortar shell landed at Hamdaniyah in the city of Aleppo, and material damage was caused to civilian property. Two persons died and three others were injured when terrorists from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) organization fired two shells at the Jawrah residential neighbourhood in the city of Dayr al-Zawr.
9 January 2016
A large number of rockets landed in the towns of Nubul and Zahra’, killing a civilian woman, injuring three civilians and causing extensive material damage to residential buildings. Armed terrorist groups launched two rockets at the town of Salhab in the Hama countryside, killing one person and injuring another.
12 January 2016
A mortar shell launched by armed terrorist groups landed in the Manshiyah neighbourhood in Dar‘a, killing one civilian and injuring another. Two mortar shells landed at Ramusah in Aleppo, injuring three civilians. Several rockets landed on the towns of Nubul and Zahra’, killing a civilian and causing material damage. 94 shells were fired at the area surrounding the Harasta suburb in Rif Dimashq, causing material damage. Six mortar shells also fell in Wafidin camp and the surrounding area, causing material damage.
13 January 2016
A landmine exploded in the village of Dawudiyah in the city of Hasakah, killing 2 children and injuring 10 others. Mortar shells landed in the besieged residential town of Nubul in the northern Aleppo countryside, killing one person, causing various injuries to others and causing material damage to homes. A gas cylinder missile landed at Ashrafiyah in Aleppo, killing a child and injuring two other persons. A round of sniper fire from armed terrorist groups at A‘zamiyah in Aleppo injured a girl who is now in critical condition.
14 and 15 January 2016
An ISIL suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt in the village of Tawq al Milh west of the city of Hasakah, killing two persons and injuring others. An explosive device planted by terrorists under a vehicle in the Armenian quarter in Homs injured a woman and caused material damage to the area. Two mortar shells fell in the industrial zone of Damascus International Airport, causing material damage.
16 January 2016
ISIL terrorists perpetrated a horrifying massacre against the people of the village of Baghiliyah in Dayr al-Zawr that claimed the lives of 300 civilians, most of them elderly persons, women and children. Five rockets were launched at the Bustan al-Zahrah, Mushariqah and Aziziyah neighbourhoods in Aleppo, killing 3 civilians, injuring 17 and causing extensive material damage to a number of homes. One person was killed and others wounded by rockets launched at the besieged town of Fu‘ah in the Idlib countryside.
17 January 2016
Five rockets landed in Aleppo, killing two civilians and injuring one. Gas cylinder missiles landed in several parts of Aleppo, injuring six civilians.
19 January 2016
Several rockets landed at Ramusah in Aleppo, killing 3 civilians and injuring 11 others, including five children. A projectile (gas cylinder missile) landed at Salah al-Din in Aleppo, injuring three civilians. Armed groups launched mortar shells at Masakin al-Ruwwad in Dayr al-Zawr, killing a civilian and injuring another.
20 January 2016
Armed individuals fired at passing cars in the Barzah neighbourhood of Damascus, killing a civilian and injuring others. Six rockets landed in the Safirah area of Aleppo, killing four civilians and inflicting shrapnel wounds on five others. A gas cylinder missile landed in Aleppo at Hamdaniyah, injuring two civilians. A round of sniper fire from armed terrorist groups injured a civilian at Sulaymaniyah in Aleppo.
24 January 2016
A motorcycle bomb exploded in Qamishli, killing 3 civilians, injuring 14 others and causing material damage. Two explosive projectiles (gas cylinders) landed in Masakin al-Sabil in Aleppo, injuring six civilians.
25 and 26 January 2016
A terrorist suicide bombing in the Zahra’ neighbourhood of Homs killed 24 people and injured 100. ISIL terrorists shelled a number of areas in Dayr al-Zawr, killing 6 civilians, including a woman, injuring 12, including two children, and causing material damage to property. Several mortar shells landed in the town of Qarfa in Dar‘a, injuring three civilians. Gas cylinder missiles landed in Aleppo, injuring nine civilians. 10 mortar shells landed in the village of Tumin in the city of Hama, injuring a number of persons, including children. Several mortar shells landed in Aleppo at a number of locations, including Salah al-Din, Ramusah, Jam‘iyat al-Zahra’ and the Scientific Research Centre area, injuring a number of civilians. Several gas canister missiles landed in Aleppo, injuring two peaceable civilians. Sniper fire from terrorist groups in Aleppo in Ashrafiyah and Hamdaniyah injured two civilians.
27 January 2016
Several mortar shells landed in Aleppo in the Aziziyah neighbourhood, Ugarit Street, Jamiliyah and Binyamin, killing a civilian woman and injuring 11 other civilians. A mortar shell landed in Dayr al-Zawr in the Tahtuh neighbourhood, killing a civilian.
28 and 29 January 2016
A round of fire from terrorist groups in Dar‘a injured a child. A mortar shell landed in Qunaytirah, killing four civilians and injuring 14 others. A round of sniper fire at Sayf al-Dawlah in Aleppo killed a civilian. Five mortar shells landed at a number of locations in Aleppo, injuring nine civilians, including a woman. Gas cylinder missiles landed at a number of locations in Aleppo, killing two defenceless civilians and injuring four others. A mortar shell killed three children and injured another with shrapnel to the head in the Muwazzafin neighbourhood in Dayr al-Zawr.
31 January 2016
Three terrorist bombings in the town of Sayyidah Zaynab in Rif Dimashq killed 60 persons and injured more than 110. Two mortar shells landed in Damascus, injuring two children. Mortar shells landed in several parts of Damascus, killing a child and injuring a woman. Mortar shells landed in Dayr al-Zawr, injuring four civilians, including a girl.
Monday, 1 February 2016
Mortar shells landed on a school in the town of Buqayn in Rif Dimashq, injuring 14 female students. Eleven rockets landed in the town of Jubb al-Jarrah in Homs, injuring a child and causing material damage. Mortar shells landed in several parts of Aleppo, injuring three civilians. Mortar shells landed in the Thawrah neighbourhood of Dayr al-Zawr, injuring two civilians.
Tuesday, 2 February
Gas canister missiles landed in several parts of Aleppo, killing a woman civilian and injuring six other civilians. Gunfire in the A‘zamiyah area in Aleppo injured a civilian.
Wednesday, 3 February
One civilian was killed and two others injured when four mortar shells landed in the Harasta suburb in Rif Dimashq governorate. Rocket shells landed on the Police Command building in Dar‘a governorate, killing 17 civilians and injuring 100 others. A child was injured when a mortar shell landed in the town of Si‘in in Hama governorate. Mortar shells landed in several parts of Aleppo governorate, killing four civilians and injuring more than 10 others. Mortar shells landed in the Thawrah neighbourhood of Dayr al-Zawr, injuring a woman.
Thursday and Friday, 4 and 5 February
Two mortar shells landed in the Sahnaya area of Rif Dimashq, killing three children and injuring four others. Mortar shells landed in the Harasta suburb in Rif Dimashq, injuring two civilians. A number of mortar shells and gas canister missiles were launched at several parts of Aleppo, killing a civilian and injuring 20 others, including children.
Saturday, 6 February
Mortar shells landed in the Sabil neighbourhood and the airport in Dar‘a, injuring three civilians. Terrorist groups launched gas canister missiles at the Maydan area and the Sulayman al-Halabi neighbourhood in Aleppo, killing a civilian and injuring four others.
Sunday, 7 February
Sniper fire from terrorist groups in the A‘zamiyah neighbourhood in Aleppo governorate killed a civilian and injured four others. Gas canister missiles landed in several parts of Aleppo, killing a girl and injuring another child.
Monday, 8 February
Three mortar shells landed in the village of Jaba in Qunaytirah, injuring seven civilians, including three children. Three rocket shells landed in the city of Qardahah in Ladhiqiyah, killing two civilians and injuring three others. A shell was also launched at the village of Bishalama, killing a civilian and injuring two others. Gas canister missiles were launched at parts of Aleppo, injuring seven civilians, including children, and causing material damage.
Wednesday, 10 February
Eight civilians were killed and 14 others injured when a car bomb exploded in the Masakin Barzah area. Seven mortar shells landed in the Sabil neighbourhood in Dar‘a, killing a civilian and injuring one other. Rocket shells were launched at the town of Jubb al-Jarrah in Homs governorate, injuring a civilian and causing material damage.
Thursday and Friday, 11 and 12 February
A civilian was killed by sniper fire from terrorist groups in Harasta in Rif Dimashq governorate while travelling on the international highway. Mortar shells landed in the city of Dar‘a, injuring two civilians. A child died of injuries sustained from the explosion of an unidentified object left behind by terrorist groups in the Qusayr area in Homs governorate. Gas canister missiles landed in the Maydan neighbourhood in Aleppo governorate, causing material damage. A civilian was injured by sniper fire from terrorist groups in the Sulaymaniyah area. A civilian was killed, and four others injured, when a gas canister missile landed in the Hamdaniyah area.
Saturday, 13 February
A girl was killed and 12 others injured when mortar shells landed in several parts of the city of Dar‘a. Armed terrorist groups launched rocket shells at the city of Safirah in the Aleppo countryside, killing two children and injuring three others.
Sunday, 14 February
A mortar shell fell behind the Fayha’ sports complex in Damascus opposite the Russian Embassy, injuring two civilians. Mortar shells landed in the Harasta suburb in Rif Dimashq, injuring six civilians, including two children, and causing material damage to the site.
Monday, 15 February
A mortar shell fell in the Duwayli‘ah area in Damascus governorate, injuring a civilian and setting fire to a vehicle. Some 23 gas canister missiles fell in several neighbourhoods of Aleppo governorate, killing two civilians and injuring nine, including women and children.
Wednesday, 17 February
Gas canister missiles landed in the Ashrafiyah and A‘zamiyah areas in Aleppo governorate, killing a civilian and injuring six others. Explosive rounds landed on the university campus and the Furqan area in Aleppo governorate, injuring seven civilians.
Thursday and Friday, 18 and 19 February
Gas canister missiles landed in the Mashariqah and Sayf al-Dawlah areas in the city in Aleppo, killing two civilians and injuring six others, including women. Terrorist groups in Aleppo launched mortar shells and gas canister missiles at several areas, killing 10 civilians and injuring 27 others.
Saturday and Sunday, 20 and 21 February
Two terrorist car bombs were set off in Sittin Street in the city of Homs, killing 57 people and injured dozens of others. Three explosions in a residential area in Sayyidah Zaynab in Rif Dimashq — a car bomb followed by two suicide bombings — killed 83 civilians and injured 178 others, most of them seriously. Rocket shells landed in the village of Jurin in the Ghab district, injuring three civilians and causing material damage. Gas canister missiles and mortar shells landed next to the municipal stadium and in the Sulayman al-Halabi, Shaykh Maqsud and Jam‘iyat al-Zahra’ areas in the city of Aleppo, killing five civilians and injuring 19 others, including five children.
Monday, 22 February
Armed terrorist groups detonated a military vehicle with an explosive device on the Sulaymah-Raqqah highway. Gas canister missiles landed in several parts of Aleppo, killing a civilian and injuring 27 others.
Tuesday, 23 February
Gas canister missiles and mortar shells landed in Aleppo, killing 10 citizens and injuring 20 others. Mortar shells were launched at several neighbourhoods in the city of Dayr al Zawr, killing two civilians and injuring 14 others, including women and children.
Thursday and Friday, 25 and 26 February
Some 13 mortar shells landed in the cities of Harasta and Kiswah in Rif Dimashq, injuring a civilian and a child. Mortar shells landed in Dar‘a, killing two civilians and injuring six others. Gas canister missiles landed in the Nubul village and Sayf al-Dawlah areas in Aleppo, injuring four civilians. A woman civilian was killed when a mortar shell landed in the Harabish neighbourhood of Dayr al-Zawr. On 26 February, rocket shells landed in the city of Damascus as follows:| Location | Number of projectiles | Time | Damage |
| Assad suburb | 7 | 0830 | Material damage |
| Wafidin camp | 3 | 1100 | Material damage |
| Ashrafiyat Sahnaya | 5 | 1340 | Material damage |
| The Kuwaiti building | 2 | 1350 | Material damage and 1 dead plus gunfire |
| Abbasiyin | 4 | 1400 | Material damage |
| Abbasiyin | 4 | 1745 | Material damage |
| Kiswa | 1 | 1900 | 1 injured |
Saturday, 27 February
A suicide terrorist blew himself up with a car bomb 1 kilometre from the eastern entrance to the city of Salamiyah in the Hama countryside, killing two people and injuring four others. A vehicle was also detonated by an explosive device in the city of Salamiyah, killing eight civilians and injuring two others. A number of mortar shells landed in the Abbasiyin area in the city of Damascus, causing material damage. One person was killed and two others injured in terrorist attacks in the Shaykh Maqsud and Sulayman al-Halabi residential neighbourhoods in the city of Aleppo. Three children and two civilians were killed and more than 12 injured when the terrorist organization Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) launched rocket and mortar shells at the Jurah, Qusur and Muwazzafin residential neighbourhoods in the city of Dayr al-Zawr.
1 March
Eight shells were fired from inside Turkish territory at a group of foreign journalists who were in the Kinnisibba area in north-eastern rural Ladhiqiyah to cover the cessation of hostilities. Four journalists from Russia, China, Bulgaria and Canada were injured. Seven mortar shells and rockets struck the homes of residents of the Sabil and Matar neighbourhoods in Dar‘a city and caused material damage to property.
6 March
Dozens of rockets and mortar shells rained down on the Shaykh Maqsud neighbourhood of Aleppo, killing 13 people and injuring over 40 others. A mine planted by terrorist groups in the Safirah neighbourhood of Aleppo exploded, injuring three civilians. Four civilians were killed and three others were injured by an explosive device that terrorist groups had planted in the Khanasir neighbourhood of Aleppo. Two children were injured by a mine and a bomb that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists had planted in the village of Hamar al-Sharqiyah and Shaddadah city in rural Hasakah.
7 March
One woman was killed in Dar‘a by a mine that terrorist groups had planted near a Syrian Arab Army checkpoint. A mine planted by terrorist groups in Nawfaliyah village in Hasakah exploded, killing one woman and injuring three civilians. An explosive device that terrorist groups had planted in Quwwatli Street in Hasakah injured five civilians, three of whom were women. A mortar shell fell on the Shaykh Maqsud neighbourhood of Aleppo, killing seven civilians, including three women and three children. Mortar shells fell on the Qusur neighbourhood of Dayr al-Zawr, killing eight civilians and injuring 12 others.
8 March
A gas cylinder missile fell on the Shaykh Maqsud neighbourhood of Aleppo, injuring one civilian. Three civilians were killed and two others injured by a mortar shell that fell on the Qusur neighbourhood of Dayr al-Zawr.
10, 11 and 12 March
A group of ISIL terrorists infiltrated Ma‘arrat al-Bayda village in Dar‘a and slaughtered two civilians and injured two women. Six civilians, five of them women, were injured when ISIL fired 21 rockets at the Mafqar al-Sharqi and Suqaylibiyah I areas of Hama. Shells fell on several areas of Aleppo, injuring three civilians. A mortar shell fell on Jafrah village in Dayr al-Zawr, injuring one civilian. A civilian was killed by a mine planted that terrorist groups had planted in Umm Hajirah village in Hasakah.
13 March
Nine mortar shells fell on various parts of Dar‘a, injuring a number of civilians. A civilian was injured by shrapnel when a gas cylinder missile struck the Shaykh Maqsud neighbourhood of Aleppo. Five mortar shells fell on the Qusur neighbourhood of Dayr al-Zawr, killing one girl and injuring two civilians.
14 March
Ten mortar shells fell on Unq al-Hawa village in Homs, killing two women. Armed terrorist groups fired mortar shells at Mas‘udiyah village in Homs, killing one civilian.
16 March
Armed terrorist groups attacked the town of Manin in Rif Dimashq, killing two civilians. A civilian was killed and two others were injured by shells that armed terrorist groups had fired at the Shaykh Maqsud and Ashrafiyah neighbourhoods of Aleppo.
17 and 18 March
A gas cylinder missile fell on Aleppo, killing two children and injuring one civilian. A woman was killed and six others were injured by a mortar shell that fell on the Maydan area of Aleppo. Rockets fired at the Jam‘iyat al-Zahra’ neighbourhood of Aleppo killed one boy and one girl and injured several others. Two landmines planted by terrorist groups in Hasakah exploded, killing two civilians and injuring six others, including one girl and one woman.
19 and 20 March
A landmine planted by terrorist groups in the town of Qarfa in Dar‘a exploded, killing three civilians. Several rockets struck Aleppo, killing four civilians, two of whom were girls, and injuring 12 others. A landmine planted by terrorist groups in Jabal Abd al-Aziz in Hasakah exploded, injured one civilian. Several mortar shells fell on Hasakah, killing one girl and injuring four other civilians, including two children. Armed terrorist groups infiltrated the Dawud neighbourhood of Hasakah and killed one woman and one boy. Terrorist groups directed sniper fire at the population of the town of Fu‘ah in Idlib, killing three civilians, including one woman, and injuring one civilian.
21 March
Mortar shells fell on several areas of Aleppo, injuring one woman and two children. Four civilians, three of them women, were injured by two mortar shells that armed terrorist groups fired at the Harabish neighbourhood of Dayr al-Zawr.
23 March
Mortar shells fell on the Harasta suburb of Rif Dimashq, injuring three civilians. Fifteen civilians, some of whom were children, were killed in armed clashes between ISIL and Nusrah Front terrorists in the town of Jallayn in Dar‘a. A civilian was injured by a landmine planted by armed terrorist groups in rural Hasakah. Several mortar shells fell on Dayr al-Zawr, injuring four civilians.
24 and 25 March
A gas cylinder missile fired from the Amiriyah neighbourhood of Aleppo struck the Salah al-Din neighbourhood, injuring one woman. A gas cylinder missile fired from the Bani Zayd neighbourhood of Aleppo struck the Shaykh Maqsud neighbourhood, killing one civilian. A terrorist group in Aleppo fired gas cylinder missiles at several areas, killing two civilians and injuring five others. A civilian woman who had been injured by shell fragments in Hamdaniyah was admitted to Aleppo Hospital.
27 and 28 March
One woman was injured by a mortar shell that fell on the Jam‘iyat al-Zahra’ neighbourhood of Aleppo. One civilian was injured by a landmine that had been planted by terrorist groups in Aleppo. Armed terrorist groups fired a rocket at a passenger bus, injuring two civilians. A woman was killed and 10 other civilians, seven of them women, were injured when nine mortar shells fell on the Harabish neighbourhood of Dayr al-Zawr. A civilian was injured by a landmine that had been planted by armed terrorist groups in Khama’il village in Hasakah.
31 March and 1 April
- A civilian woman was injured when a terrorist sniper fired at a microbus on the Harasta highway in Damascus. Two mortar shells fell on the Harasta suburb of Rif Dimashq, injuring one civilian. Several civilians were killed and injured by several shells that fell on the Shaykh Maqsud neighbourhood of Aleppo. Two civilians were injured by a landmine planted by armed terrorist groups on the Hasakah-Dayr al-Zawr highway. One child was killed and 21 other civilians, four of them children, were injured by explosive devices in several areas of Homs. A rocket fired at the Harabish neighbourhood of Dayr al-Zawr killed one woman. A gas cylinder missile fell on Aleppo, injuring one civilian woman. |
| Mohammed Alloush, chief negotiator for the exterior opposition at the Inter-Syrian Peace Conference in Geneva. He is 45 years old, and a member of the political bureau of the Army of Islam (Jaish Al-Islam), a group of Salafist obedience financed and armed by Saudi Arabia, Germany, France and the United Kingdom. He became famous by throwing citizens accused of homosexuality from the rooftops in the suburbs of Damascus. From the negotiations room in Geneva, he called for the violation of the cease-fire by Tweeting - «Do not trust the régime, and do not expect them to take pity on you. Hit them (...) from all sides». |
