Car bomb targets local official in Damascus suburb

An explosive device attached to the vehicle of the head of the 'Qasr Al-Adli' (Justice Palace) section of the town of Babila was detonated as he passed through the Daf Al-Shouk neighborhood south of Damascus. The attack was claimed by fighters identifying as 'soldiers of the Caliphate,' indicating an ISIS-affiliated operation. The targeted official was a local judicial authority in the Damascus countryside. No immediate reports on casualties or the official's condition have been released.