Explainer-What is Islamic State, the group linked to this week's Damascus bombs?

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Investigations into the bombings in Damascus indicate the attack was carried out by a cell affiliated with the Islamic State group. The bombings targeted an area near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron had stayed.

DUBAI, July 10, - Preliminary investigations into the cell behind Tuesday's bombings in Damascus, near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron spent the night, indicate it was affiliated with Islamic State, a senior Syrian security official said.