ISIS behind deadly church suicide bombing near Damascus, Syrian interior minister says

The Islamic State is believed to beryllium down a deadly termination bombing that happened astatine a Greek Orthodox religion successful Syria connected Sunday. 

At slightest 22 radical were killed, and 63 others were injured successful the onslaught that took spot astatine the Mar Elias Church successful Dweil'a – connected the outskirts of Damascus. It reportedly began portion radical were praying. The perpetrator archetypal opened occurrence connected the worshipers, earlier detonating himself.

While nary radical instantly claimed work for the mass-casualty attack, Syrian Interior Ministry spokesperson Noureddine Al-Baba suggested ISIS arsenic a apt culprit pursuing a preliminary investigation.

"The information of places of worship is simply a reddish line," Al-Baba said further, castigating ISIS and what remains of the erstwhile authorities of Ba'athist dictator Bashar al-Assad arsenic actors trying to destabilize Syria.

SUICIDE BOMBER STRIKES SYRIAN CHURCH NEAR DAMASCUS DURING MASS

Syrian citizens and information forces inspect the harm wrong Mar Elias religion wherever a termination bomber detonated himself successful Dweil'a successful the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

The country's overseas ministry echoed Al-Baba, describing the onslaught arsenic "a hopeless effort to undermine nationalist coexistence and to destabilize the country."

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The onslaught comes amid a clip of heightened governmental unrest successful the notoriously volatile Middle East – little than 24 hours aft the U.S. launched airstrikes connected 3 of Iran's apical atomic facilities. Israel launched a bid of akin attacks, including attacks connected the Iranian capital, Tehran, successful the weeks prior.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.