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| Blasts near Russian military bases in Syria’s Latakia province, casualties feared | |
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| Casualties are feared as blasts have reportedly targeted several locations in the coastal towns of Jableh and Tartus, Syira’s Latakia province. The locations are close to two Russian military facilities: the Khmeimim airbase and the Tartus naval base. | |
| According to Ikhbariya TV, there were up to three explosions in the coastal town of Jableh near the local railway terminal. The TV channel is describing them as terrorist attacks that have left an unspecified number of dead and wounded. | |
| RIA Novosti also reports a fourth explosion, at the emergency unit of a local hospital. | |
| Pictures circulating on social media appear to show plumes of smoke rising in Jableh, and several wrecked vehicles. | |
| Three more blasts were reported in another coastal town, Tartus, eyewitnesses told RIA Novosti. | |
| Both towns targeted by Monday attacks are close to facilities used by the Russian task force in Syria. | |
| The port of Tartus has been used for years by the Russian Navy as a feeder base. The port has been extensively used for delivering military supplies to the Russian contingent in the country. | |
| The Martyr Basil al-Assad International Airport, next to Jableh, has hosted Russia’s Khmeimim airbase and reconciliation center since September 2015. | |
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