22 Killed in Kurdish-Held Town in Syria
- VOA News
- Dec 11, 2015
- 1 min read
Residents inspect damage at a site hit by one of three explosive trucks, in the YPG-controlled town of Tel Tamer, Syria, Dec. 11, 2015.
A monitoring group said a series of truck bombs in a Kurdish-held town in northeast Syria has killed at least 22 people, including several women and a doctor.
The bombs went off near a health center and vegetable market in the town of Tel Tamer in Hasakeh province, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The Britain-based group, which has a network of contacts on the ground in Syria, said dozens were wounded in the late Thursday attacks.
Tel Tamer is controlled by Kurdish YPG forces, which have for months been battling Islamic State extremists in the area, with the help of U.S.-led airstrikes.
The YPG is one of the most formidable Western-backed opposition forces to emerge in the fight against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
In Russia Friday, President Vladimir Putin said Russian military action in Syria is aimed at protecting Russia from Syria-based extremists.
At a meeting with top military officials, Putin said extremists pose a "clear threat" to Russia and recommended the military "immediately destroy" any targets threatening its forces in Syria.
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