DAMASCUS: Another car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a city in the northern Syrian Arab Republic on Monday, killing at least 19 people and leaving over a dozen wounded, hospital workers and emergency responders said.
Eighteen women and one man were killed, a nurse at the local hospital, Mohammad Ahmad, told The Associated Press. Another 15 women were wounded, some in critical condition, according to the local civil defense.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast that occurred next to a vehicle carrying agricultural workers on the outskirts of Manbij.
It was the seventh car bombing in Manbij in over a month, said Munir Mustafa, the deputy director of civil defense, warning that the attacks near Syria’s second city are a threat to Syria’s efforts to bring about post-war security and economic recovery.
Manbij in northeastern Aleppo province continues to see violence two months after the fall of President Bashar Assad in an insurgent offensive.
Turkish-backed factions known as the Syrian National Army have clashed with the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. The factions took the city from the SDF in early December during the insurgency.
Not long after accusations against the SDF surfaced on social media, the SDF in a statement condemned Monday’s attack and accused Ankara-backed groups of possibly being involved with the aim of causing more strife in Syria.
The statement said the SDF will communicate with Syria’s new interim government in Damascus to investigate.
In a statement, Syria’s presidency said that “the perpetrators will face the harshest penalties to serve as a lesson to anyone who dares to threaten Syria’s security or harm its people.”
A car bombing in Manbij on Saturday killed four civilians and wounded nine, state news agency SANA reported, citing civil defense officials.
The attacks have forced residents to become more vigilant, one said.
“There are efforts from the people of Manbij to focus on protecting some neighborhoods as well as setting up surveillance cameras in the main neighborhoods,” said Jameel Al-Sayyed, an activist and journalist.
Another car bomb in Syrian Arab Republic’s Manbij kills at least 19
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Another car bomb in Syrian Arab Republic’s Manbij kills at least 19
- Eighteen women and one man were killed, a nurse at the local hospital, Mohammad Ahmad, said
- Another 15 women were wounded, some in critical condition, according to the local civil defense
Syrian government foils Daesh plot to attack churches and New Year celebrations
- Bomber kills soldier in Aleppo, detonates explosives injuring 2 others
ALEPPO, DAMASCUS: The Syrian Interior Ministry announced on Thursday that it had thwarted a Daesh plot to carry out suicide attacks targeting New Year celebrations and churches, particularly in Aleppo.
The ministry said in a statement that, as part of ongoing counterterrorism efforts and careful monitoring of Daesh cells in cooperation with partner agencies, it had received intelligence indicating plans for suicide attacks targeting New Year celebrations in several provinces, particularly Aleppo, with a focus on churches and civilian gathering areas.
The ministry added that it took preemptive measures, including reinforcing security around churches, deploying mobile and fixed patrols, and setting up checkpoints across the city.
During operations at a checkpoint in Aleppo’s Bab Al-Faraj district, security forces intercepted a suspected Daesh member who opened fire. One internal security soldier was killed, and the attacker detonated explosives, injuring two others.
Daesh recently increased its attacks in Syria, and was blamed for an attack last month in Palmyra that killed three Americans.
On Dec. 13, two US soldiers and an American civilian were killed in an attack Washington blamed on a lone Daesh gunman in Palmyra.
In retaliation, American forces struck scores of Daesh targets in Syria.
Syrian authorities have also carried out several operations against Daesh since then, saying on Dec. 25 they had killed a senior leader of the group.
