Car bombing kills more than a dozen in Syria's al-Bab
The town controlled by Turkish-backed Syrian rebel forces continues to experience violence.
A car bomb left several dead in the Turkish-controlled city of al-Bab in Syria Tuesday.
A total of 19 people were confirmed dead, the pro-rebel rescue group the White Helmets reported. “The number is expected to increase due to the seriousness of the injuries and the ongoing search and rescue,” the group also known as the Syrian Civil Defense said in a tweet. The group said 75 were wounded.
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the explosion took place in the city center near a mosque.
Turkish-backed groups within the Free Syrian Army took control of the northern city of al-Bab from the Islamic State in 2016. These rebel forces are still in control of the city.
