Since 2003 there have been a series of Islamist terrorist attacks in Damascus, Syria. Islamism is a political ideology derived from the conservative religious views of Muslim fundamentalism. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Damascus by night, pictured from Jabal Qasioun; the green spots are minarets Damascus (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: Also commonly: الشام ash-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria. ...

History of Terrorism

2004

• April 2004: Three gunmen and one security guard killed in an attack on the diplomatic quarter of Damascus, damaging a building formally used by the UN.

2006

• February 2006: The Danish and Norwegian embassies are tourched by protesters angry at the publishing of the Muhammad cartoons in Denmark.

• June 2006: Four gunmen and a security guard are killed when Syrian security forces foil an attack by Islamist militants near the studios of state-run TV.
• September 2006: Three gunmen and a Syrian security guard are killed in a foiled attack on the American embassy. Thirteen people are wounded including two security guards and a Chinese diplomat, one gunman is also captured although he later died of his wounds. Gunmen tossed grenades over the perimeter walls before opening fire with automatic weapons. A car bomb was also detonated outside the embassy although a truck bomb filled with pipe bombs and gas cylinders failed to explode.