Six loyalist fighters killed in Syria arms depot blast: monitor

The cause of the blast remains unclear. (File/Shutterstock)
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Updated 20 October 2021
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Six loyalist fighters killed in Syria arms depot blast: monitor

  • It was not initially known what caused the blast

BEIRUT: Six members of a pro-government militia were killed Wednesday in an arms depot blast in the central Syrian province of Hama, a war monitor reported.
Seven other members of the National Defense Forces militia were wounded in the blast, the cause of which remains largely unclear, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.


Turkiye detains 125 Daesh suspects in nationwide sweep: minister

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Turkiye detains 125 Daesh suspects in nationwide sweep: minister

ISTANBUL: Turkiye on Wednesday detained scores of people suspected of affiliation with Daesh group militants during nationwide raids, the interior minister announced on X.
“We captured 125 Daesh suspects in simultaneous operations carried out in 25 provinces this morning,” Ali Yerlikaya said.