(Zaman Al Wasl)- Two civilians were killed in a bomb attack in the Turkish-held Ras Al-Ayn region in northeastern Syria, security sources said Friday.
An explosives-laden car detonated in the town of Ras al-Ayn, wounding five other civilians, sources told Turkish Anadolu Agency.
Car bombs have become the new attack tactic used by the Kurdish militias to target Turkish-backed areas, but this deadly tactic has claimed the lives of tens of people in the past months as blasts hit marketplaces and bus terminals.
The Turkish military and allied Syrian factions attacked Kurdish forces in Ras Al-Ayn region on October 9 with the aim of creating a roughly 30-kilometer (20-mile) deep buffer zone.
Kurdish forces agreed to withdraw from a 120-kilometer (75 mile) long, Arab-majority segment of the 440-kilometer (275-mile) border zone, although clashes have been reported since.
Turkey subsequently reached a deal with the Syrian regime's main backer Russia for Kurdish forces to pull back from the entire border area.
Zaman Al Wasl
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