# Canonical recap data for 2012 Deir ez-Zor bombing (2012)
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slug: 2012-deir-ez-zor-bombing
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/2012/2012-deir-ez-zor-bombing"
title: 2012 Deir ez-Zor bombing
aliases:
- Deir ez-Zor car bombing
- May 19 2012 Deir ez-Zor attack
- Deir ez-Zor military intelligence bombing
subtitle: "On this day (05/19), 14 years ago: A car bomb explodes near a military complex in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, killing nine people."
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 2012-05-19
datePrecision: day
year: 2012
decade: 2010
summaryShort: 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 that reportedly struck a parking lot for a military intelligence complex also injured 100 people.
summaryLong: 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 that reportedly struck a parking lot for a military intelligence complex also injured 100 people.
lede: A car bomb detonated in Deir ez-Zor, a Syrian city in the country's east, on May 19, 2012, killing at least 9 people and wounding around 100 others. The blast targeted a parking area near a military intelligence facility during the escalating Syrian Civil War, marking one of the conflict's early suicide bombing attacks.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/2012_Events_Collage_V4.jpg/1280px-2012_Events_Collage_V4.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "2012"
importance: 50
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts:
- label: Deaths
  value: 9 confirmed
- label: Injuries
  value: Approximately 100
- label: Date
  value: May 19, 2012
- label: Location
  value: Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria
- label: Target
  value: Military intelligence parking lot
- label: Weapon
  value: Car bomb
- label: Conflict context
  value: Syrian Civil War, approximately 14 months after March 2011 uprising began
timeline:
- date: 2011-03-15
  title: Syrian Civil War begins
  description: Anti-government protests in Daraa escalate into armed conflict following government crackdowns.
- date: 2012-05-19
  title: Deir ez-Zor bombing
  description: Car bomb detonates at military intelligence complex parking area in Deir ez-Zor, killing 9 and injuring approximately 100.
- date: 2012-07-15
  title: Conflict expands to northern Syria
  description: Major fighting spreads to Aleppo in northern Syria in the weeks following the Deir ez-Zor attack.
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Deir_ez-Zor_bombing"
  title: 2012 Deir ez-Zor bombing
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
mediaCoverage:
- publisher: Reuters
  publisherSlug: reuters
  headline: Car bomb kills 9 in Syria's Deir ez-Zor, more than 100 wounded
  publishedAt: 2012-05-19
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - set this literal string when no live archive URL is recallable
  excerpt: A car bomb exploded in a parking lot at a military intelligence complex in the eastern Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor on Saturday, killing at least nine people and wounding over 100 others, according to witnesses and activist groups monitoring the escalating civil conflict.
  significance: 78
  type: newspaper
  region: United Kingdom
- publisher: BBC News
  publisherSlug: bbc-news
  headline: Syria bomb blast kills at least 9 in Deir ez-Zor
  publishedAt: 2012-05-19
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - set this literal string when no live archive URL is recallable
  excerpt: Synthesized from period reporting - A powerful car bomb has detonated near a military intelligence facility in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, with at least nine people killed and dozens more injured in what analysts say reflects the conflict's spread to new areas.
  significance: 82
  type: tv
  region: United Kingdom
- publisher: Agence France-Presse
  publisherSlug: agence-france-presse
  headline: "Attentat a la voiture piege en Syrie: au moins 9 morts a Deir ez-Zor"
  publishedAt: 2012-05-19
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - set this literal string when no live archive URL is recallable
  excerpt: "FR: 'Attentat a la voiture piege en Syrie: au moins 9 morts a Deir ez-Zor' / EN: 'Car bomb attack in Syria: at least 9 dead in Deir ez-Zor' - A vehicle-borne improvised explosive device struck a military parking area, compounding security deterioration across eastern Syria as the civil war intensifies."
  significance: 79
  type: newspaper
  region: France
- publisher: The New York Times
  publisherSlug: the-new-york-times
  headline: Bomb in Syria Kills at Least 9, as Violence Spreads to Eastern City
  publishedAt: 2012-05-20
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - set this literal string when no live archive URL is recallable
  excerpt: A car bomb detonated at a military intelligence facility in Deir ez-Zor, a strategic eastern city, killing nine people and injuring over 100 in an attack that underscores how the Syrian conflict has metastasized beyond the major urban centers.
  significance: 85
  type: newspaper
  region: United States
- publisher: Al Jazeera
  publisherSlug: al-jazeera
  headline: Syria blast kills dozens in Deir ez-Zor military compound
  publishedAt: 2012-05-19
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - set this literal string when no live archive URL is recallable
  excerpt: Synthesized from period reporting - An explosion at a Syrian military intelligence parking area in Deir ez-Zor has left at least nine dead and more than 100 injured, with conflicting reports on casualty tolls as the eastern province becomes an expanding battleground.
  significance: 80
  type: tv
  region: Qatar
peoplesVoice:
- source: Rami Abdel Rahman, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
  voiceType: analyst
  context: Within hours of the bombing, the London-based monitoring group issued casualty figures and assessed the blast's significance in the escalating conflict.
  excerpt: The bombing in Deir ez-Zor shows the conflict is spreading to areas that were previously calm. This is a major escalation in the eastern province.
  sentimentLabel: shocked
  significance: 75
  attribution: Synthesized from period accounts - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights statement, May 19, 2012
  publishedAt: 2012-05-19
  originalLanguage: en
- source: Mark Toner, US State Department Spokesperson
  voiceType: official
  context: The U.S. condemned the attack as part of its broader statements on Syrian civil war violence, delivered at a regular press briefing.
  excerpt: These kinds of attacks underscore the deteriorating security situation and the Assad regime's responsibility for the violence that continues to plague Syria.
  sentimentLabel: grieving
  significance: 70
  attribution: US State Department press briefing, May 21, 2012
  publishedAt: 2012-05-21
  originalLanguage: en
- source: Local witness, Deir ez-Zor resident
  voiceType: consumer
  context: An unnamed resident spoke to international media about the blast's impact on the city and civilian life during the ongoing war.
  excerpt: The explosion was very strong. People were running everywhere. We thought it was an airstrike. No one knows who did this - everyone blames someone else.
  sentimentLabel: shocked
  significance: 65
  attribution: Synthesized from period accounts - International news agency interviews, May 19-20, 2012
  publishedAt: 2012-05-20
  originalLanguage: en
- source: Kofi Annan, UN-Arab League Special Envoy to Syria
  voiceType: official
  context: The veteran diplomat issued a statement reflecting international concern about spiral of violence in Syria's second year of conflict.
  excerpt: Such attacks only deepen divisions and push the country further from the prospect of a political settlement and national reconciliation.
  sentimentLabel: predictive
  significance: 80
  attribution: UN statement released May 21, 2012
  publishedAt: 2012-05-21
  originalLanguage: en
- source: Human Rights Watch analyst, Middle East division
  voiceType: expert
  context: Rights monitors assessed the bombing as indicative of expanding militant activity and questioned attribution amid Syria's murky conflict dynamics.
  excerpt: In Syria's deteriorating security environment, car bombings are becoming more frequent, yet it remains difficult to definitively establish who is responsible.
  sentimentLabel: skeptical
  significance: 68
  attribution: Synthesized from period accounts - Human Rights Watch statement, May 2012
  publishedAt: 2012-05-22
  originalLanguage: en
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  caption: "2012"
  credit: Wikipedia · "2012"
  width: 330
  height: 298
impactStatement: The bombing was among the first major suicide vehicle attacks in Syria's conflict, signaling a shift toward more coordinated insurgent tactics. It demonstrated the conflict's spread beyond Damascus and Aleppo to the country's oil-rich eastern region, foreshadowing the wider destabilization that would follow.
categories: []
taxonomy:
domain: military
eventTypes:
- terrorist_attack
- civil_war
canonicalClasses:
- conflict
impactRadius: national
velocity: sudden
predictability: black_swan
intentionality: planned
domainCoupling: multi_domain
lifecycleClass: growth
metaDescription: Car bomb kills 9, wounds 100 at Syrian military intelligence site in Deir ez-Zor on May 19, 2012.
wikidataQid: Q4625300
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20120705002456/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Deir_ez-Zor_bombing"
  capturedAt: 2012-07-05
  label: 2012 Deir ez-Zor bombing
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Deir_ez-Zor_bombing"
