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| Syria war: 'Explosion kills at least 23' in rebel-held Idlib | |
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| At least 23 people are reportedly dead and many more injured after a large explosion in the rebel-held city of Idlib, in north-western Syria. | At least 23 people are reportedly dead and many more injured after a large explosion in the rebel-held city of Idlib, in north-western Syria. |
| The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the blast struck the headquarters of a minor rebel faction. | The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the blast struck the headquarters of a minor rebel faction. |
| Seven of the dead are believed to be civilians. | Seven of the dead are believed to be civilians. |
| It is unclear what caused the blast in the city's Thalatheen Street. Some reports suggest it was a car bomb, while others say it was a drone attack. | |
| The Observatory, which monitors Syria's civil war through a network of sources, said rescue teams were working to recover the dead and wounded from the damaged building and nearby houses. | The Observatory, which monitors Syria's civil war through a network of sources, said rescue teams were working to recover the dead and wounded from the damaged building and nearby houses. |
| Several people remain unaccounted for. | Several people remain unaccounted for. |
| The rebel faction was named as the Ajnad al-Qawqaz group, which includes hundreds of Asian fighters. | The rebel faction was named as the Ajnad al-Qawqaz group, which includes hundreds of Asian fighters. |
| It is fighting alongside the Fateh al-Sham Front, a former al-Qaeda affiliate, to repel a Syrian army offensive launched last year. | It is fighting alongside the Fateh al-Sham Front, a former al-Qaeda affiliate, to repel a Syrian army offensive launched last year. |
| Idlib province, on the border with Turkey, is one of the last major strongholds of the forces opposing President Bashar al-Assad. | Idlib province, on the border with Turkey, is one of the last major strongholds of the forces opposing President Bashar al-Assad. |
| The Syrian army lost it to insurgents in 2015, when it became the only province under full opposition control. | The Syrian army lost it to insurgents in 2015, when it became the only province under full opposition control. |
| The Syrian army and its allies have vowed to take back Idlib and the neighbouring Hama province. | The Syrian army and its allies have vowed to take back Idlib and the neighbouring Hama province. |
| Idlib has seen fierce clashes in recent weeks, as the army pushed to seize a pivotal road between Damascus and Syria's second city, Aleppo. | Idlib has seen fierce clashes in recent weeks, as the army pushed to seize a pivotal road between Damascus and Syria's second city, Aleppo. |