18 July 2012 Damascus bombing

18 July 2012 Damascus bombing
18 July 2012 Damascus bombing
Part of the Battle of Damascus (2012) (during Syrian civil war)
	Rawda Square
Native name	تفجير مجلس الأمن القومي
Location	Rawda Square, Damascus, Syria
Coordinates	33°30′51″N 36°16′43″E / 33.51417°N 36.27861°E
Date	18 July 2012
Target	Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Cabinet members
Attack type	Assassination
Deaths	At least 4
Injured	At least 2
Perpetrators	undetermined

The 18 July 2012 Damascus bombing of the National Security headquarters in Rawda Square, Damascus, killed and injured a number of top military and security officials of the Syrian government. Among the dead were the Syrian Defense Minister^[2] and Deputy Defense Minister.^[3] The incident occurred during the Syrian Civil War, and is considered to be one of the most notorious events to affect the conflict. Syrian state-controlled television reported that it was a suicide attack while the opposition claims it was a remotely detonated bomb.

^ Blomfield, Adrian (18 July 2012). "Syria: Assad 'facing the end' after Damascus bomb attacks". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Syria's defense minister killed in Damascus suicide bombing: State TV". Al Arabiya. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Syrian TV confirms Assef Shawkat was killed in bombing". Ynetnews. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
^ "Syria blast strikes at heart of Assad's rule". Al Jazeera. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
^ Cite error: The named reference Arabiya was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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[tt1812-1] Blomfield, Adrian (18 July 2012). "Syria: Assad 'facing the end' after Damascus bomb attacks". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.

[suicide-2] "Syria's defense minister killed in Damascus suicide bombing: State TV". Al Arabiya. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.

[Ynet-3] "Syrian TV confirms Assef Shawkat was killed in bombing". Ynetnews. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2012.

[Al-Jazeera-4] "Syria blast strikes at heart of Assad's rule". Al Jazeera. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.

[Arabiya-5] Cite error: The named reference Arabiya was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[ds1912-6] Cite error: The named reference ds1912 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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