Deadly bomb blast near Damascus Shia shrine ahead of Ashura
Al JazeeraMAY 2023
The war in Syria began when the Assad regime brutally cracked down on peaceful protesters calling for freedom and dignity, and his country continues to see instability due to his brutal dictatorship. Assad's country lies in ruin and violence continues — even in Damascus, which was cleared of rebel forces in 2018. Assad has taken his country to the brink.
This bombing was a heinous crime against Shiites and a clear example of the West's dirty war on Syria. While the US and its Western allies sanction the Syrian economy, starving the people, it also supports terrorists who continue to launch sectarian attacks against Shiites. This attack, as well as other attacks by the US and Israel, must be condemned.