{At least 43 people killed and several others wounded in northern stronghold of Turkish-based Syrian rebels.}<\/p>\n
At least 43 people have been reported killed after a car bomb struck Syria’s northwestern city of Azaz, according to a monitor group.<\/p>\n
Dozens were also wounded in Saturday’s attack, which took place in front of a court, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights added.<\/p>\n
The group said the toll was likely to rise.<\/p>\n
The attack was the latest in a string of bombings to hit Azaz, a city located near the border with Turkey, 16km south of the Turkish city of Kilis.<\/p>\n
The area is a stronghold of the Turkish-backed Syrian rebels involved in a major operation aimed at clearing the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group from the border region.<\/p>\n
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. <\/p>\n
But ISIL has frequently targeted rebel factions with bombings, including an attack in November that killed 25 civilians and opposition fighters in a car bomb on a rebel headquarters.<\/p>\n
At last 20 people were also killed in a separate car bomb attack in October. <\/p>\n
The blast comes as a fragile ceasefire is being observed across much of Syria.<\/p>\n
The truce negotiated by government ally Russia and rebel backer Turkey does not include ISIL or the former al-Qaeda affiliate Fateh al-Sham Front.<\/p>\n
More than 310,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began with anti-government protests in March 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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