Daesh claims attack near Damascus Shiite shrine

BEIRUT: The Daesh group said Friday it was behind a bombing south of the Syrian capital Damascus the day before that killed at least six people and wounded 20.
Thursday’s explosion was near the Sayeda Zeinab mausoleum in Damascus, Syria’s most visited Shiite pilgrimage site, and came on the eve of the annual Shiite Ashura commemoration.
In a statement on the Telegram messaging app, the jihadist group said some of its fighters breached tight security imposed by the Syrian regime and militias guarding the mausoleum area.