The bomb car kills at least 14 women, hurts many close to Aleppo

A car bomb detonated in the city of Manbij in Syria, located about 57 miles northeast of Aleppo, killing at least 14 women. Photo courtesy of the Syrian Civil Defense/unknown

February 3 (UPI) – A car bomb detonated near Aleppo on Monday, killing several people, mostly women, according to the Syrian civil defense and a human rights monitor.

The explosion occurred in the city of Manbij, located about 57 miles northeast of Aleppo. The Syrian civil defense, also known as the White Helmes, said in A statement that the car pump detonated next to a vehicle that transported agricultural workers on a main road on the outskirts of the city.

He informed that 14 women and a man were killed in the explosion, while another 15 were seriously injured. The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights based in Britain fixed At least 18 were killed, including at least 14 women. Other twelve, mostly women and children, were injured.

The number of deaths is expected to increase.

Despite the discrepancy in the figures of victims, both groups described the incident in X as “A horrible massacre“

The Sohr declared that this is the sixth explosion in Syria areas controlled by the coalition of the Syrian National Army backed by Türkiye, which includes radical Islamic rebel factions.

Violence occurs days after Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, was appointed interim president of Syria.

Al-Sharaa and his jihadist rebels felled The Syrian Government of President Bashar al-Assad in December.

After the appointment of Al-Sharaa as president on Wednesday, several changes were announced, including the dissolution of the Syrian Parliament, the cancellation of the country’s constitution in 2012 and a mandate that all armed factions in Syria dissolve or are absorbed by the new national army, The guardian reported.

This is a development story.