Foreign intervention in behalf of Syrian rebels U.S.-led intervention against ISIL On 5 September 2016, suicide bombers simultaneously exploded in the Syrian cities of Tartus, Homs, Damascus, and Hasakah.

A car bomb detonated on a coastal highway in Tartus, killing more than five people, followed by a suicide bomber exploding in the crowd gathering in the area.

A car bomb then hit a Syrian Army checkpoint in the Zahra district of Homs and killed two soldiers.

A motorcycle bomb detonated near an Asayish checkpoint in Hasakah and killed at least five people, with an explosion in the capital city of Damascus following soon after.

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