Incident Summary:

11/23/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a bakery in Sinaa neighborhood, Tall Abyad, Raqqah, Syria. At least three people were killed and 15 other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the People's Protection Units (YPG).

GTD ID:
201911230001

When:
2019-11-23

Country:
Syria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Raqqah

City:
Tall Abyad

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Sinaa neighborhood.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Sinaa Neighborhood
Specific Description Neighborhood
Nationality of Target Syria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
Weapon Details
A remote-controlled explosives-laden car was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the lowest reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) No
People's Protection Units (YPG) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 22 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 22
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Car bomb kills at least 10 people near Syria's border with Turkey," Jerusalem Post, November 23, 2019.
"3 killed, dozens wounded in car bomb blast in Syrian town along Turkish border," Panorama.am, November 23, 2019.
"Three killed in car blast in Syrian border town, medical source says," dpa-AFX International ProFeed, November 23, 2019.