[3] On 27 July 2016, a livestock truck carrying explosives and a motorcycle headed toward the western part of the city on the road between an Asayish conscription center and a crowded farmers' market[4][2] and exploded.

The blasts leveled several buildings, destroyed several cars, and sent a mushroom cloud of smoke into the air which were seen by residents of the Turkish city of Nusaybin across the border, and the blast was heard by residents a few miles away.

[5] The first explosion caused a gas cylinder and an electric generator[4] to explode.

Dozens were trapped under rubble and the hospitals in the city were immediately calling for donations of blood of all types.

The targets of the bombing were the local Kurdish police force and a government building.