{"id":255377,"date":"2025-06-23T09:04:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T08:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/more-than-20-dead-after-islamic-state-suicide-bombing-in-damascus-church\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T09:04:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T08:04:56","slug":"more-than-20-dead-after-islamic-state-suicide-bombing-in-damascus-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/more-than-20-dead-after-islamic-state-suicide-bombing-in-damascus-church\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 20 dead after &#8216;Islamic State suicide bombing&#8217; in Damascus church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/B2XqJWdXH0k\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"More than 20 dead after 'Islamic State suicide bombing' in Damascus church\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B2XqJWdXH0k\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A member of Islamic State opened fire on Sunday inside Mar Elias Church in the east of Damascus before blowing himself up, killing at least 22 people and injuring 63 others, Syria\u2019s interior ministry said.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba http:\/\/bit.ly\/guardianwiressub<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses inside the church reported a second gunman who did not blow himself up, but also shot at the 150 or so worshippers present. The attack on Sunday night was the first major IS operation and the first suicide bombing in Syria since former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December and replaced by an Islamist-led government<\/p>\n<p>Islamic State suicide bombing in Damascus church kills 22 and injures 63 \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/jun\/22\/islamic-state-suicide-bombing-damascus-church-multiple-deaths<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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