BEIRUT – Car bombings killed at least eight people, including three children, in two separate events in northern Syria on Sunday, according to a war monitor.
According to residents, one blast hit a car repair business in Shawa, a community near the Turkish border held by pro-Ankara rebels.
According to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, five civilians, including three children, were killed and ten others were injured.
Targeted killings, bombings, and battles between armed groups are common in areas held by Turkiye and its Syrian proxies in northern Syria.
According to the Observatory, an explosive device put in a truck killed three fighters connected with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the city of Manbij.
Manbij is a former Daesh bastion that is currently controlled by a military council linked with the US-backed SDF.
The bombings were not immediately claimed by anyone.
Syria’s civil war began in 2011 with the ruthless repression of anti-government demonstrations.
It has subsequently expanded into a complex battle involving terrorists and foreign powers, killing over 500,000 people and displacing millions.
Source: AFP
