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| At least 38 killed in string of attacks in Syria’s southwest, ISIS reportedly behind carnage | At least 38 killed in string of attacks in Syria’s southwest, ISIS reportedly behind carnage |
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| At least 38 people have been killed in a series of attacks, including suicide bombings, that hit Syrian southwest on Wednesday, health authorities confirmed to state TV. | At least 38 people have been killed in a series of attacks, including suicide bombings, that hit Syrian southwest on Wednesday, health authorities confirmed to state TV. |
| A suicide bomber blew himself up in the market area in the southwestern Syrian city of Sweida, Sana state news agency said. Law enforcement reportedly killed two more suicide attackers before they could blow themselves up. Also villages of al-Matouneh, Douma, Tima, al-Shabaki, and Rami to the northeast of Sweida were struck by simultaneous attacks. | A suicide bomber blew himself up in the market area in the southwestern Syrian city of Sweida, Sana state news agency said. Law enforcement reportedly killed two more suicide attackers before they could blow themselves up. Also villages of al-Matouneh, Douma, Tima, al-Shabaki, and Rami to the northeast of Sweida were struck by simultaneous attacks. |
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| The death toll from all bombings has reached 38, the head of the Sweida health authority said, as cited by Ikhbariyah TV. At least 37 people have been injured, with seven of them being in critical condition, he added. | The death toll from all bombings has reached 38, the head of the Sweida health authority said, as cited by Ikhbariyah TV. At least 37 people have been injured, with seven of them being in critical condition, he added. |
| Both SANA and Ikhbariyah reported that the attacks were launched by Islamic State (formerly ISIS) terrorists. Syrian army units allegedly confronted the fighters and killed a large number of terrorists. | Both SANA and Ikhbariyah reported that the attacks were launched by Islamic State (formerly ISIS) terrorists. Syrian army units allegedly confronted the fighters and killed a large number of terrorists. |
| Condemning the attack, the Russian Foreign Ministry said the terrorists “desperately resort to mass violence against civilians,” as they feel “the inevitability of their defeat.” | |
| Previous terrorist attack took place in the Damascus suburb in March, killing 37 people. Militants attacked a local market in the mostly Christian and Druze neighbourhood back then. | Previous terrorist attack took place in the Damascus suburb in March, killing 37 people. Militants attacked a local market in the mostly Christian and Druze neighbourhood back then. |
| Islamic state fighters have been gradually losing ground since Russia’s Airforce joined Syria’s anti-terrorist campaign in 2015. | Islamic state fighters have been gradually losing ground since Russia’s Airforce joined Syria’s anti-terrorist campaign in 2015. |
| In May, the Syrian Army declared Damascus and its surrounds fully secure after regaining control of a former IS stronghold in the southern part of the city. The terrorists’ armed units were also completely eliminated in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in the capital. | In May, the Syrian Army declared Damascus and its surrounds fully secure after regaining control of a former IS stronghold in the southern part of the city. The terrorists’ armed units were also completely eliminated in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in the capital. |
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| In the meantime, in neighboring Iraq IS activity is surging, with more Iraqis being abducted and murdered by terrorists, despite the Western coalition declaring victory over the militants. | In the meantime, in neighboring Iraq IS activity is surging, with more Iraqis being abducted and murdered by terrorists, despite the Western coalition declaring victory over the militants. |
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