Foreign intervention in behalf of Syrian rebels U.S.-led intervention against ISIL On 21 February 2016, two car bombs struck exploded in the predominantly Alawite neighborhood of al-Zahra in Homs, Syria.

[4] The bombings occurred during the Sunday morning rush hour on the Sixtieth Street.

The initial death toll was 34, but rose due to the number of people critically injured.

It aimed supporters of the government at a time when it was making significant military gains.

[7] The attacks in Homs and Damascus were claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.