Explosion rocks Jaramana, Syria, killing two
JARAMANA, Syria — An explosion Thursday in a suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus killed at least two people and wounded several others, Syria’s Health Ministry said, reports BritPanorama.
Syrian state television cited an unnamed security official as saying the explosion in Jaramana was caused by an explosive device planted in a minivan taxi. The Health Ministry reported that two people were killed and at least 13 others were wounded. An Associated Press journalist at the scene witnessed one of the bodies being pulled from the wreckage.
Residents and rescue workers rushed to the scene. Witnesses told the AP that there were passengers inside the vehicle that exploded, and the blast rattled a busy commercial street.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jaramana, home to a significant population of the Druze religious minority, has faced tensions between some members of the community and Sunni Muslim Syrians supportive of the current Islamist-led government. In April 2025, at least 10 people were killed in sectarian clashes between Druze gunmen and pro-government fighters.
The apparent bombing attack, the third in just over a month, poses another challenge for interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, who came to power in December 2024 after leading an insurgency that overthrew the Assad dynasty and ended its half-century rule.
In early July, two explosions wounded at least 18 people during French President Emmanuel Macron’s landmark visit to Syria, where explosive devices were placed in a garbage bin and a parked car.
Al-Sharaa has pushed to assert full control over Syria, appeal to minorities skeptical of his Islamist-led rule, and secure the support of Western governments concerned about his past involvement with the al-Qaida-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group. His administration has promised political and economic reform following decades of autocratic rule under the Assad family.
The unfolding situation underscores the precarious security dynamics in the region as leadership struggles and sectarian tensions continue to pose significant risks.
