2012 Deir ez-Zor bombing
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Location	Deir ez-Zor, Syria
Date	19 May 2012
Target	military intelligence complex
Deaths	9
Injured	dozens

The 2012 Deir ez-Zor bombing involved a car bomb blast in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor killing 9 people on 19 May 2012 during the Syrian Civil War. The blast struck a parking lot for a military intelligence complex.^[1]

References

^ "Car bomb strikes near Syria military complex - Middle East". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2013-12-07.

v t e Deir ez-Zor
Archaeological sites	Suspension bridge
Churches	Armenian Genocide Memorial Church (destroyed 2014)
Local governments	Haj Fadel Government (1918)
Universities	Al-Furat University Al-Jazeera University
Airports	Deir ez-Zor Airport
Prominent people	Fadel Al-Aboud Ayyash Al-Haj
Battles and conflicts	Deir ez-Zor Camps (1910) Epic of Ain Albu Gomaa (1925) Battle of Deir ez-Zor (3 July 1941) Clashes (2011–14) Bombing (19 May 2012) Hatla massacre (11 June 2013) Siege (2014–17) 2022 Deir ez-Zor attack
Tribes	Al-Baggara
This list is incomplete.

Syrian civil war

Overviews

Main overviews	Syria Rojava Syrian civil war Timeline Background and causes Syrian peace process Syrian government reactions Belligerents Inter-rebel conflict Spillover Cities and towns Sectarianism and minorities Syrian Desert campaign (December 2017–present)
Effects and ongoing concerns	Casualties of the Syrian civil war Refugees of the Syrian civil war Humanitarian aid during the Syrian civil war Human rights violations during the Syrian civil war
Phases and processes	Syrian revolution Early insurgency phase 2012–2013 escalation Ceasefires Syrian peace process
World reaction	International reactions to the Syrian civil war Foreign involvement in the Syrian civil war
Specific groups and countries	Russian involvement Russian intervention Turkish involvement Turkish occupation of northern Syria Second Northern Syria Buffer Zone Russian-Turkish agreement on Syria American intervention in the Syrian civil war 2023 attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria Kurdish Area in Syria Syrian Democratic Forces Rojava conflict U.S. task force
Agreements and dialogues	Russian-Turkish agreement on Syria Relations between Syrian government and Kurdish groups in Syria

Timeline

Background

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2012
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Spillover

Israel and Golan Heights:	March 2017 incident February 2018 incident May 2018 Israel–Iran incidents
Iraq:	Akashat ambush Operation al-Shabah April 2014 Iraqi border airstrike
Jordanian border incidents	April 2014 Jordanian border airstrike
Lebanon:	Lebanese border clashes Battle of Sidon Iranian embassy bombing in Beirut North Lebanon clashes Qalamoun (Jul–Aug 2017)
Turkey:	December 2011 Turkish border clash 2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdown 2012 Turkish border clashes 2013 Reyhanlı car bombings January 2014 Turkish attack in Syria Assassination of Andrei Karlov Russian Air Force Al-Bab incident 2020 Balyun airstrikes Operation Spring Shield
Elsewhere:	Deir ez-Zor missile strike (Iran)

Belligerents

Syria

Politics of Syria	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region Syrian Social Nationalist Party Arab Socialist Movement Syrian Communist Party
Military and militias	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Resistance PFLP-GC al-Quds Brigade Palestine Liberation Army
Foreign support	Hezbollah involvement Iranian involvement Liwa Fatemiyoun Russian involvement medical facility targeting military intervention Wagner Group Russia–Syria–Iran–Iraq coalition Popular Mobilization Forces

Opposition

Interim government	National Coalition Local Coordination Committees Syrian National Council Supreme Council of the Syrian Revolution National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change Syrian Revolution General Commission Syrian Support Group Adopt a Revolution Syrian Patriotic Group
Opposition militias	Syrian National Army Free Syrian Army National Front for Liberation Army of Glory Authenticity and Development Front Army of Free Tribes Revolutionary Commando Army Muslim Brotherhood in Syria Grey Wolves
Foreign support	American-led intervention Jordanian intervention Qatar Saudi Arabia Turkey

Autonomous Administration
of North and East Syria

DFNS Government	Democratic Union Party Kurdish National Council Smaller political parties
SDF militias	People's Protection Units Women's Protection Units Anti-Terror Units Al-Sanadid Forces Army of Revolutionaries SDF military councils Syriac Military Council Liwa Thuwar al-Raqqa Northern Democratic Brigade
Support	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Kurdistan Workers' Party International Freedom Battalion Sinjar Resistance Units Êzîdxan Women's Units

Islamists

Islamic State	Military activity of ISIL Dokumacılar Khalid ibn al-Walid Army Liwa al-Aqsa Group of the One and Only Liwa Dawud
al-Qaeda and allies	Tahrir al-Sham Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria Caucasus Emirate Ajnad al-Kavkaz Junud al-Makhdi Malhama Tactical Ansar al-Islam in Kurdistan

People

Elections	2011 local elections 2012 parliamentary election 2014 presidential election 2015 Northern local elections 2016 parliamentary election 2017 Northern local elections 2017 Northern regional elections 2018 local elections 2020 parliamentary election 2021 presidential election
Issues	Casualties Cities and towns Chemical weapons Damaged heritage sites Foreign involvement Human rights violations Humanitarian aid International demonstrations and protests International reactions Massacres Refugees Sectarianism and minorities Status of the Golan Heights Spillover in Lebanon Syrian government reactions
Peace process	Arab League monitors Friends of Syria Group Kofi Annan peace plan UN supervision mission Lakhdar Brahimi peace plan U.S.–Russia peace proposals 39th G8 summit UN Security Council Resolution 2118 Geneva II conference 2015 Zabadani cease-fire agreement Vienna talks 2016 Geneva talks Idlib demilitarization (2018–present) First Northern Syria Demilitarization Deal Second Northern Syria Demilitarization Deal Syrian Constitutional Committee
War crimes trials	Universal jurisdiction trials in Germany
Related topics	Exclusive mandate Fourth Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference International recognition of the Syrian National Council Syria Files Syrian detainee report Syrian media coverage 2015 European migrant crisis Syrian civil war in popular culture

Category

v t e Terrorist attacks in Syria
20th c.	Menarsha synagogue attack (1949) Aleppo Artillery School (1979) President assassination attempt (1980) 1981 Azbakiyah bombing 1986 Damascus bombings ‡
2000s	Damascus diplomatic quarter (2004) Syrian National TV (June 2006) US embassy (September 2006) Damascus car bombing (2008) Sayyidah Zeinab (2009)
2010s	2011 Damascus bombings Aleppo (February 2012) Aleppo (March 2012) Damascus (March 2012) Damascus (April 2012) Idlib (April 2012) Damascus (May 2012) Deir ez-Zor (May 2012) Damascus (July 2012) Aleppo (September 2012) Aleppo (October 2012) Aqrab (December 2012} Aleppo University (2013) Damascus (February 2013) Maan (February 2014) Homs (October 2014) Tell Tamer (December 2015) Homs (December 2015) Qamishli (December 2015) Sayyidah Zaynab (January and February 2016) Homs (February 2016) Jableh and Tartus (May 2016) Qamishli (July 2016) Atmeh (August 2016) (September 2016) Azaz (January 2017) Damascus (March 2017) Aleppo (April 2017) As-Suwayda (July 2018) (June 2019) (November 2019)
2020s	Afrin (April 2020) Homs (October 2023)
‡ indicates the terrorist attack which caused the greatest number of casualties

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History

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Prehistorical Syria	Levantine corridor Natufian culture Halaf culture Uruk period Abu Hureyra Aswad Yarmukian culture
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Early modern Syria	Ottoman Syria (1516–1918)
Modern Syria	Arab kingdom (1920) Haj Fadel Government French Mandate Syrian Federation (1922–25) State of Syria (1925–30) Mandatory Republic (1930–46) independent First Republic (1946–50) Second Republic (1950–1963) Civil war

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Related	Syria (region) Southern Syria Fertile Crescent Levant

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