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Syria conflict: Dozens killed in bombings on government-held areas Syria conflict: Dozens killed in bombings in government-held areas
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At least 40 people have been killed in four bombings in government-held areas of Syria and one in a city dominated by Kurdish forces, state media report.At least 40 people have been killed in four bombings in government-held areas of Syria and one in a city dominated by Kurdish forces, state media report.
The attacks took place between 08:00 and 09:00 (05:00-06:00 GMT) around Damascus, Homs, Tartous and Hassakeh. It was not clear if they were linked.The attacks took place between 08:00 and 09:00 (05:00-06:00 GMT) around Damascus, Homs, Tartous and Hassakeh. It was not clear if they were linked.
The deadliest incident was outside Tartous, on the Mediterranean coast.The deadliest incident was outside Tartous, on the Mediterranean coast.
Tartous, which hosts a Russian naval base, is a stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect. Tartous, which hosts a Russian naval base, is the heartland of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect.
A news agency affiliated to the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) said it was behind the Hassakeh attack, which allegedly targeted Kurdish militiamen.A news agency affiliated to the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) said it was behind the Hassakeh attack, which allegedly targeted Kurdish militiamen.
'Crowd targeted''Crowd targeted'
Syria's official Sana news agency reported that 30 civilians were killed and 45 others injured in the Tartous countryside on Monday morning.Syria's official Sana news agency reported that 30 civilians were killed and 45 others injured in the Tartous countryside on Monday morning.
First, a car bomb was detonated on the Arzoneh motorway bridge, a local police source was cited as saying. Then, as a crowd gathered at the scene to help the wounded, a suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt, the source added. First, a car bomb was detonated on the Arzoneh motorway bridge, a local police source was cited as saying.
Tartous had been relatively unscathed by Syria's five-year civil war until May, when a suicide bomb attack on a bus station by IS militants left almost dozens dead. Then, as a crowd gathered at the scene to help the wounded, a suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt, the source added.
In the central city of Homs, four civilians were killed and 10 injured when a car bomb exploded at the entrance to the Bab Tadmour district, Sana reported. Tartous had been relatively unscathed by Syria's five-year civil war until May, when a suicide bomb attack on a bus station by IS militants left dozens dead.
The blast damaged a number of nearby homes and set cars alight, it added. In the central city of Homs, four people were killed and 10 injured when a car bomb exploded at the entrance to the Bab Tadmour district, Sana reported.
One person was meanwhile killed in a bombing on the Sabboura-Bajja road outside Damascus, a police source told Sana. The governor of Homs province said the car bomb targeted a military checkpoint and that the casualties were soldiers.
In Hassakeh, an explosives-packed motorcycle was blown up at a roundabout, killing five civilians and injuring two others, Sana said. One person was meanwhile killed in a bombing on a road in Saboura, a western suburb of Damascus, a police source told Sana.
In Hassakeh, an explosives-packed motorcycle was blown up at the Marsho roundabout, killing five civilians and injuring two others, Sana said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based group that monitors the conflict in Syria through a network of sources, said three of the dead were Kurdish security personnel, known as the Asayish.
The Kurdish Popular Protection Units (YPG) militia took near complete control of the north-eastern city last month after a week of clashes with government troops.The Kurdish Popular Protection Units (YPG) militia took near complete control of the north-eastern city last month after a week of clashes with government troops.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based group that monitors the conflict in Syria through a network of sources, put Monday's death toll at 47. The Syrian Observatory put the total death toll for Monday's attacks at 47.
The attacks came as US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed a ceasefire deal for Syria at a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in China.
A senior US official said they had been unable to agree the terms but would direct their top diplomats to resume talks quickly, likely later this week.
"If an agreement can be reached, we want to do so urgently, because of the humanitarian situation. However, we must ensure that it is an effective agreement," the official said.
The US is particularly concerned by the deteriorating conditions in and around the divided second city of Aleppo, where rebel-held districts are once again under siege after government forces advanced on Sunday.