Intelligence officials thwart bombing near Sayyida Zeinab shrine, a frequent target of extremist attacks, as Syria’s new leadership seeks stability. Syrian intelligence officials successfully disrupted a planned Islamic State (IS) attack on the Sayyida Zeinab shrine, a prominent Shiite pilgrimage site near Damascus. State media reported the arrests of IS cell members behind the plot, … Continue reading Syria Foils Islamic State Bomb Plot at Shiite Shrine Amid Sectarian Tensions