{"id":795,"date":"2026-05-19T14:41:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/05\/19\/syrian-soldier-killed-and-at-least-18-people-wounded-by-damascus-car-bomb\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:41:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:41:42","slug":"syrian-soldier-killed-and-at-least-18-people-wounded-by-damascus-car-bomb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=795","title":{"rendered":"Syrian soldier killed and at least 18 people wounded by Damascus car bomb"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-tms-ad-status=\"idle\" data-tms-ad-container class=\"o-ad-container o-ad-container--banner-top o-ad-container--with-shimmer o-ad-container--with-background\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__content o-ad-container__content--report-enabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__label m-block-ad__label--report-enabled\">\n                    <span class=\"o-ad-container__label__text\">Advertising<\/span><br \/>\n                                            <button title=\"Report this ad\" class=\"o-ad-container__content__report-link\" data-tms-ad-report><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-type=\"sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-status=\"disabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring__wrapper\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content t-content--article\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-sidebar\">\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">Syrian soldier killed and at least 18 people wounded by Damascus car bomb<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                        A car bomb that exploded outside a defence ministry building in Damascus Tuesday killed one Syrian soldier and wounded at least 18 people, authorities said. No group has yet claimed to be responsible for the attack.                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__with-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"t-content__beside-sidebar\" data-article-content>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-05-19T14:15:39+00:00\">19\/05\/2026 &#8211; 16:15<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-reading-time\">\n    <span class=\"a-reading-time__icon\" title=\"Reading time\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/span><br \/>\n    1 min    <span class=\"u-sr-only\">Reading time<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                            <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author\">\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/france-24\/\" title=\"FRANCE 24\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                FRANCE 24<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9 m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/dbfe83ac-538b-11f1-9dfc-005056bf30b7\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/000-B3BM2DT.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/dbfe83ac-538b-11f1-9dfc-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:16x9\/000-B3BM2DT.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/dbfe83ac-538b-11f1-9dfc-005056bf30b7\/w:720\/p:16x9\/000-B3BM2DT.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/dbfe83ac-538b-11f1-9dfc-005056bf30b7\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/000-B3BM2DT.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"Security personnel arrive at the scene near a burning vehicle following an explosion in Damascus on May 19, 2026.\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                <span>Security personnel arrive at the scene near a burning vehicle following an explosion in Damascus on May 19, 2026.<\/span>                <span>\u00a9 AFP<\/span>            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<p>One Syrian soldier was \u200bkilled and at least 18 people were wounded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/car-bombing\/\" target=\"_self\">a car \u200bbomb<\/a> \u200cthat exploded on Tuesday \u2060outside a defence ministry building \u200cin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/damascus\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Damascus<\/a>, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Soldiers had discovered \u2060a different bomb near the building in the capital&#8217;s \u200bBab Sharqi district \u200cand were trying to dismantle it when the car bomb \u200cwent off nearby, the ministry said \u200bin a statement carried by state media.<\/p>\n<p>The head of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/syria\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Syria<\/a>&#8216;s \u200bambulance and emergency directorate, Najib \u200bal-Nassan, told state-owned \u200bagency SANA that 18 wounded people had \u200bbeen taken to hospitals after the explosion.<\/p>\n<p>No group immediately claimed responsibility for the \u2060attack.<\/p>\n<p>In June last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20250622-suicide-bomber-strikes-syrian-church-near-damascus-during-mass-state-media-says\" target=\"_self\">an explosion in a Damascus church<\/a> killed 25 people. Little-known <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/sunni\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Sunni<\/a> extremist group Saraya Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility for the attack, while authorities blamed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/islamic-state-is-group\/\" target=\"_self\">Islamic State group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>(FRANCE 24 with Reuters and AFP)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"o-sidebar__aside\">\n<div data-tms-ad-status=\"idle\" data-tms-ad-container class=\"o-ad-container o-ad-container--box o-ad-container--with-shimmer\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__content o-ad-container__content--report-enabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__label m-block-ad__label--report-enabled\">\n                    <span class=\"o-ad-container__label__text\">Advertising<\/span><br \/>\n                                            <button title=\"Report this ad\" class=\"o-ad-container__content__report-link\" data-tms-ad-report><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__tags t-content__below-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"m-section-title m-section-title--small\">Keywords for this article<\/div>\n<ul class=\"m-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/syria\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Syria\">    Syria<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/car-bombing\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"car bombing\">    car bombing<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/terrorism\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"terrorism\">    terrorism<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/damascus\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Damascus\">    Damascus<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advertising Syrian soldier killed and at least 18 people wounded by Damascus car bomb Middle&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}