At least four civilians, including children, were injured Saturday when a bomb-laden vehicle exploded in the opposition-held city of Afrin in northern Syria.
In Afrin’s city center, a bomb planted in a parked car exploded, a security source told Anadolu Agency.
The attack is thought to be carried out by the Kurdish YPG militia.
Turkey’s military backed by Syrian opposition forces seized Afrin, a mainly Kurdish district, from the YPG in March 2018 in a major offensive.
Five weeks ago, 48 civilians were killed, including 11 children, when a bomb detonated in Afrin.
The blast was one of the deadliest to hit a region under the control of Turkish-backed forces. Ankara frequently blames the YPG for the attacks, while the militia says it does not target civilians, Reuters reported.
Ankara views the YPG as a terrorist group linked to Kurdish militants on its own soil and has mounted military operations in northern Syria to push it back from the border.
Also in Turkish-held areas, three National Army fighters were killed in an attack Daesh sleeper cell in the town of al-Bab, according to Zaman al-Wasl reporter.
The nine-year-old conflict has killed more than 490,000 people and displaced 13 million.
(Zaman Al Wasl, AA)
Zaman Al Wasl
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