A bus with employees of the Syrian Ministry of Internal Affairs was blown up on the Damascus-Daraa highway, RIA Novosti reports on January 19, citing sources.
“A bus with fighters from the “maintenance of order” unit working at the Nasib border checkpoint on the border with Jordan was blown up by an explosive device while driving in the direction of Damascus after the end of the shift,” the report says.
According to preliminary data, at least 12 fighters were injured.
According to the source, unidentified persons planted a bomb on a section of the road between the settlements of Gariya Gharbiya and Khorbet Ghazal on the Damascus-Daraa highway.
The explosion occurred after the bus drove past him for a distance of about 10 m.
The details of the incident are being investigated.
On January 8, an explosion on the border with Syria killed three Turkish soldiers. The Ministry of Defense published the names and surnames of the dead.
Russia and Turkey agreed on joint actions to resolve the situation in the northeastern regions of Syria. Russian military police and Syrian military personnel were brought into areas bordering the zone of the Turkish operation, Kurdish formations were given 150 hours to free the 30-kilometer zone from the border with Turkey. The withdrawal of the Kurdish units took place in accordance with the agreements, Turkey and Russia began joint patrols.
Source: IZ
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