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Car bomb in northern Syria kills at least 19
In this photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrian White Helmet civil defense workers inspect the area of a car bomb attack that killed least 15 people and wounded dozens, the local Syrian civil defense reported, on the outskirts of the city of Manbij, Syria, February 3, 2025 [Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP]

AT LEAST 19 people were killed and dozens wounded today when a car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a northern Syrian city, a war monitor reported.

The car on the outskirts of Manbij detonated next to a vehicle carrying agricultural workers, killing 18 women and one man, British-based war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.

Another 15 women were wounded, some of them in critical condition. 

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