Intelligence officials in Syria's new de facto government successfully foiled a plan by the Islamic State group to detonate a bomb at a Shiite shrine in the Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab, as reported by state media on Saturday. The State news agency SANA revealed that members of the IS cell behind the attack plot were apprehended, ensuring the safety of the shrine and its visitors.
Sayyida Zeinab has been a target for past attacks by IS militants due to their extreme views on Shiite Muslims. In a previous incident in 2023, a bomb-laden motorcycle exploded in the area, resulting in casualties just before the Shiite holy day of Ashoura.
