Damascus, the capital of Syria, was rocked by a car bombing on Sunday night, according to state media. There were no casualties reported, and no one group claimed credit for the attack.
“An explosive device detonated in a civilian car, setting it alight without causing casualties,” said state news agency SANA, quoting a police source.
Two people were “slightly injured,” according to the interior ministry, in the pick-up truck-targeted explosion, and “investigations are ongoing.”
The target and perpetrator of the unusual car bombing attack in the Syrian city were not immediately known.
According to an AFP correspondent in Damascus, the assault occurred in a neighborhood that is home to the United Nations headquarters, several embassies, and restaurants.
According to the war watchdog Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a car bombing in the countryside of Damascus on February 27 killed a Syrian soldier who worked “in developing weapons.”
The assault on Sunday occurs as Israeli airstrikes on Syria have increased.
According to the British-based monitor with numerous sources inside Syria, two fighters with ties to Iran were slain in an Israeli airstrike in Syria on Sunday. SANA reported five Syrian soldiers were hurt.
Israel launched its third airstrike since early Thursday, targeting Damascus’ capital that morning and early Friday. This one was near the western Syrian city of Homs.
When peaceful anti-government demonstrations were brutally put down in 2011, it ignited the Syrian war, which drew in foreign powers and jihadists from around the world.
Around half of Syria’s pre-war populace has been ejected from their homes, and there have been about 500,000 fatalities.
