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Tal Abyad car bomb: Several killed in Syrian border town Tal Abyad car bomb: Several killed in Syrian border town
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Several people have been reported killed by a car bomb in the northern Syrian border town of Tal Abyad.Several people have been reported killed by a car bomb in the northern Syrian border town of Tal Abyad.
Turkish state news media said at least 10 people were killed.Turkish state news media said at least 10 people were killed.
Turkish troops last month took control of Tal Abyad and other border towns from Kurdish forces, after US troops - who were protecting the Kurds - were pulled out of the region.Turkish troops last month took control of Tal Abyad and other border towns from Kurdish forces, after US troops - who were protecting the Kurds - were pulled out of the region.
Pro-Turkey fighters and civilians were among the dead on Saturday, according to a UK-based monitoring group.Pro-Turkey fighters and civilians were among the dead on Saturday, according to a UK-based monitoring group.
The monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said more than 30 people were also injured in the blast. The monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said more than 30 people were also injured in the blast. Turkey's defence ministry accused a Syrian Kurdish militia group, the People's Protection Units (YPG), of planting the bomb. No group immediately claimed responsibility.
No-one has yet said they were responsible for the explosion. Turkey's military invaded the Kurdish-held border areas in northern Syria immediately after US forces were withdrawn. Turkey has a longstanding enmity with the Kurds and wants to push back the YPG from its border.
Turkey's military invaded the Kurdish-held border areas in northern Syria immediately after US forces were withdrawn. Turkey has a longstanding enmity with the Kurds and wants to push back from its border members of a Syrian Kurdish militia called the People's Protection Units (YPG). US President Donald Trump faced widespread international criticism for his decision to remove American troops from the area, leaving Kurdish forces - which allied with the US in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group, suffering heavy losses - outgunned by the Turkish military.
US President Donald Trump faced widespread international criticism for his decision to remove American troops from the area, leaving Kurdish forces, which allied with the US in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group and suffered heavy losses, heavily outgunned by the Turkish military.
Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in October in border towns in northern Syria, including Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain, as Turkish forces pushed into the area.Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in October in border towns in northern Syria, including Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain, as Turkish forces pushed into the area.