(Zaman Al Wasl)- A suicide attack on regime security zone in the central city of Homs on Saturday killed at least 4o officers and soldiers and wounded dozens, Zaman al-Wasl reporter and monitoring group said.
The attackers stormed two security offices in Homs, killing dozens with gunfire and explosions, including a senior officer, and prompting airstrikes against the last rebel-held enclave in the western city.
The jihadist rebel alliance Tahrir al-Sham, which opposes the talks despite having fought alongside factions that are represented there, said that five suicide bombers had carried out the attack. It celebrated with the words "thanks be to God" but stopped short of explicitly claiming responsibility.
Head of the military intelligence branch Hassan Da'boul has been killed in the explosion that rocked AlIncha'at neighborhood at 7 am.
The Syrian opposition delegation attending peace talks in Geneva condemned the attack, suggesting that only people with security clearances could get close to the area.
"We condemn all terrorist acts done by all terrorist groups. And if the Homs operation specifically is one of those terrorist operations, by one of those terrorist groups, it is clear by what I say," lead opposition negotiator Nasr al-Hariri told reporters in Geneva.
"They just want to remain in power. The regime is trying to block the negotiations," he added, saying he would not walk away from the U.N.-mediated talks.
The attackers stormed two security offices in Homs, killing dozens with gunfire and explosions, including a senior officer, and prompting airstrikes against the last rebel-held enclave in the western city.
The jihadist rebel alliance Tahrir al-Sham, which opposes the talks despite having fought alongside factions that are represented there, said that five suicide bombers had carried out the attack. It celebrated with the words "thanks be to God" but stopped short of explicitly claiming responsibility.
Head of the military intelligence branch Hassan Da'boul has been killed in the explosion that rocked AlIncha'at neighborhood at 7 am.
The Syrian opposition delegation attending peace talks in Geneva condemned the attack, suggesting that only people with security clearances could get close to the area.
"We condemn all terrorist acts done by all terrorist groups. And if the Homs operation specifically is one of those terrorist operations, by one of those terrorist groups, it is clear by what I say," lead opposition negotiator Nasr al-Hariri told reporters in Geneva.
"They just want to remain in power. The regime is trying to block the negotiations," he added, saying he would not walk away from the U.N.-mediated talks.
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