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| Syria: Twin attacks on Homs security bases kill dozens | Syria: Twin attacks on Homs security bases kill dozens |
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| Gunmen and suicide bombers have attacked security bases in the western Syrian city of Homs killing at least 32 people. | Gunmen and suicide bombers have attacked security bases in the western Syrian city of Homs killing at least 32 people. |
| State TV said the local head of military intelligence was among the dead. Some reports put the death toll at more than 40. | State TV said the local head of military intelligence was among the dead. Some reports put the death toll at more than 40. |
| Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, formerly known as al-Nusra Front, claimed the attacks. | Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, formerly known as al-Nusra Front, claimed the attacks. |
| Homs has been under government control since December 2015 when rebels left under a ceasefire deal. | Homs has been under government control since December 2015 when rebels left under a ceasefire deal. |
| The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group, said attackers targeted the headquarters of military security in the city and also a branch of state security. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group, said attackers targeted the headquarters of military security in the city and also a branch of state security. |
| The attacks took place in the heavily guarded Ghouta and Mahatta districts. | The attacks took place in the heavily guarded Ghouta and Mahatta districts. |
| State TV said provincial army intelligence chief General Hassan Daabul, a close associate of President Bashar al-Assad, was among the dead. | State TV said provincial army intelligence chief General Hassan Daabul, a close associate of President Bashar al-Assad, was among the dead. |
| Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS) said five of its fighters had taken part in the assault. | Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS) said five of its fighters had taken part in the assault. |
| The group, known as the Nusra Front until it broke off formal ties with al-Qaeda last July, is considered a terrorist group by international powers backing a shaky ceasefire. |