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Agence France-Presse

A suicide car bomb in a northwestern Syrian city held by Turkey-backed rebels killed at least 14 people on Sunday, a war monitor said.
Four children were among those killed in the explosion near a mosque in Azaz, a city at the heart of a Turkish zone of influence in northern Aleppo province, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The attack also wounded more than 20 people, according to the Britain-based monitor.
“Many people were leaving evening prayers when the explosion happened,” Observatory head Rami Abdul Rahman told AFP.
It was not clear who was behind the attack.
Resident Abu Youssef said the explosion struck near the entrance of a market in the centre of the city.
“The damage is severe: at least six stores were burned, the storefronts of dozens of other stores were blown out,” he told AFP.

The bombing comes one day after a similar explosion killed 10 people and wounded 20 in the northeastern city of Raqa.
Turkey launched Operation Euphrates Shield in 2016 and seized more than 2,000 square kilometres in northern Syria including Azaz, clearing the area of the Islamic State jihadists, while preventing any Kurdish advance in the region.
Ankara keeps Turkish troops and intelligence forces in the area, and still backs the local police forces.


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Suicide car bombing near mosque kills 14, including 4 children, in Syrian city of Azaz

People gather at the site of a car bomb blast in Azaz. Photo: Reuters

People carry a casualty away from site of a car bomb blast in Azaz, Syria June 2, 2019. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Car bomb kills 9 people in Syria’s Afrin, war monitor claims

A pro-Turkish Syrian fighter inspects the remains of a car that reportedly exploded in a market in the northern Syrian city of Afrin, killing and wounding several people, on December 16, 2018. Photo: AFP

Civilians and a Syrian rebel fighters gather after a car bomb reportedly exploded near a position of pro-Turkey fighters in a market in the northern Syrian city of Afrin on December 16, 2018. - A car bomb killed at least eight people including four civilians near a pro-Turkey rebel post in the northern Syrian city of Afrin, a British-based war monitor said. The explosion comes after the Turkish president threatened a few days ago to launch a new offensive against the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in Syria. (Photo by Nazeer AL-KHATIB / AFP)

A Syrian rebel fighter walks amid scaterred fruits and vegetables after a car bomb reportedly exploded near a position of pro-Turkey fighters in a market in the northern Syrian city of Afrin on December 16, 2018. - A car bomb killed at least eight people including four civilians near a pro-Turkey rebel post in the northern Syrian city of Afrin, a British-based war monitor said. The explosion comes after the Turkish president threatened a few days ago to launch a new offensive against the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in Syria. (Photo by Nazeer AL-KHATIB / AFP)

Children among 39 civilians killed in explosion in Syrian arms depot

Syrian White Helmet civil defence workers extinguishing a fire at the scene of an explosion. Photo: AP

This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian White Helmet civil defense workers at the scene of an explosion that brought down a five-story building, in the village of Sarmada, near the Turkish border, north Syria, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018. Syrian opposition activists say the explosion killed several people and wounded many others. The cause of the blast wasn't immediately known. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian White Helmet civil defense workers remove a body from the rubble at the scene of an explosion that brought down a five-story building, in the village of Sarmada, near the Turkish border, north Syria, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018. Syrian opposition activists say the explosion killed several people and wounded many others. The cause of the blast wasn't immediately known. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

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