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| Over 35 killed in multiple suicide attacks targeting Syrian military HQs in Homs – reports | |
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| At least 35 people have been killed and many more injured in several suicide attacks outside Syrian military facilities in the city of Homs, according to RIA Novosti citing a local source. | At least 35 people have been killed and many more injured in several suicide attacks outside Syrian military facilities in the city of Homs, according to RIA Novosti citing a local source. |
| “The number of fatalities has reached 35 people, dozens are wounded. A total of over six suicide bombers blew themselves up near two security facilities,” a source familiar with the matter told RIA Novosti on Saturday. The Syrian state security service’s local HQ and the military intelligence building were targeted. | “The number of fatalities has reached 35 people, dozens are wounded. A total of over six suicide bombers blew themselves up near two security facilities,” a source familiar with the matter told RIA Novosti on Saturday. The Syrian state security service’s local HQ and the military intelligence building were targeted. |
| Later in the day, the governor of Homs province, Talal al-Barazi, told AP that there have been three blasts in total, which have killed more than 20 people and wounded many others. The official estimate conflicts with previous media reports. | |
| The attackers had attempted to enter the headquarters, al-Barazi added. “The security detail repelled the attack and prevented the militants from breaking into the buildings, but the terrorists managed to detonate their explosive deviсes,” he told Syrian TV channel Al-Ikhbariya, as cited by TASS. | |
| General Hassan Daaboul, chief of provincial military security unit, is said to be among the victims. | General Hassan Daaboul, chief of provincial military security unit, is said to be among the victims. |
| The blasts come as Syrian army units continue to move eastwards in a bid to retake the ancient city of Palmyra, located in the Homs province. On Friday, the troops defeated Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) as well as Al Nusra Front militants near the mountain of Al-Hayal that overlooks Palmyra’s western neighborhoods, Syrian news agency SANA reported. | The blasts come as Syrian army units continue to move eastwards in a bid to retake the ancient city of Palmyra, located in the Homs province. On Friday, the troops defeated Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) as well as Al Nusra Front militants near the mountain of Al-Hayal that overlooks Palmyra’s western neighborhoods, Syrian news agency SANA reported. |
| READ MORE: Almost 70 dead, 100 injured in two blasts near Al-Bab, Syria – reports | READ MORE: Almost 70 dead, 100 injured in two blasts near Al-Bab, Syria – reports |
| The Syrian army’s 18th Tank Division, Military Shield Forces, as well as elements of the National Defense Forces (NDF), are taking part in the offensive, supported by the Russian air force, according to Al-Masdar. | The Syrian army’s 18th Tank Division, Military Shield Forces, as well as elements of the National Defense Forces (NDF), are taking part in the offensive, supported by the Russian air force, according to Al-Masdar. |
| Homs, Syria’s third-largest city, was where anti-government riots began in 2011. Syrian forces recaptured the opposition stronghold after a major push in late 2015, when rebels withdrew from the last district under their control, leaving the city fully in the hands of the government. | Homs, Syria’s third-largest city, was where anti-government riots began in 2011. Syrian forces recaptured the opposition stronghold after a major push in late 2015, when rebels withdrew from the last district under their control, leaving the city fully in the hands of the government. |
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