A car bomb ripped through the Syrian city of Afrin on Tuesday, killing dozens. It was the latest security incident in the area Turkish-backed Syrian rebel forces took from Kurdish forces in 2018.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a bomb-laden fuel truck exploded in an outdoors market in the city, killing at least 36; many died from burns. The Turkish Defense Ministry said 40 had died, while the Syrian Civil Defense, aka the White Helmets, put the death toll at 42. Six Turkish-backed fighters were among the dead, and at least 40 people were wounded, some critically, the observatory said.
