Car Bombing Kills Scores In Idlib Province; Victims Include Former Al-Qaida Fighters

July 13 2017

Syria

A suicide bombing aimed at a gathering of jihadists in northwestern Syria killed at least 12 people and wounded 18 others on Wednesday, reports Al Masdar News.

The bomber rammed his car packed with explosives into a textile factory in Idlib that was being used members of Tahrir al-Sham as their quarters, one rebel source told Reuters.

Tahrir al-Sham is an alliance of rebel groups that include former Al-Qaida affiliate Nusra Front (later renamed Jabhat Fatah al-Sham).

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