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The Imam Ali mosque shooting was a terrorist attack against the Imam Ali mosque and Shia muslims in Oman done by the Islamic State on July 15, 2024. This attack is considered to be the first attack in Oman by the Islamic State.

Prelude
The Islamic State is known to have anti-Shia sentiments and has persecuted Shia muslims. Many attacks against Shias have happened by the Islamic State including the 2022 Shah Cheragh attack in Shiraz, Iran.

Attack
During the Shia holiday of Ashura, three Islamic State militants went over to the mosque before going a top of a building and shooting are mosque goers there. The militants killed 6 mosque participants including four Pakistanis, according to the Pakistani ambassador, and one Indian, according to the Indian ambassador. Some of the mosque goers were held hostage in the mosque before being freed by the Omani forces.

The three attackers, described as "suicide attackers" by the Islamic State, were in a gunfight after the attack with Omani police until the morning after. According to Omani police, the gunmen were killed after losing the gunfight.

Right after the attack, the United States embassy in Muscat gave a warning to all United States citizens in Oman and cancelled all Visa appointments.

Aftermath
After the attack, the Islamic State took responsibility through it's news source, Amaq News Agency, releasing video from the attackers point of view.