A deadly car bomb explosion on Monday claimed the lives of 15 people, including 14 women, and left 15 others injured on the outskirts of Manbij, a northern Syrian city.
The victims were all agricultural workers travelling along a main road when the blast occurred, Syria’s civil defence confirmed.
No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes just days after another explosion in the area. On Saturday, a car bomb in central Manbij killed four civilians and wounded nine others, including children, according to Syria’s state news agency, SANA.
Manbij, located around 30 kilometres south of the Turkish border and west of the Euphrates River, has long been a volatile region. The area is controlled by Kurdish-led forces, who have been engaged in ongoing conflicts with groups backed by Turkiye.
Syria’s state media, citing the White Helmet rescue teams, described the attack as a “massacre.”
According to their report, the explosion targeted a vehicle carrying farm workers, resulting in a high number of casualties. Several of the injured remain in critical condition, raising fears that the death toll could rise further.
