Al-Qaeda backed rebels have launched a car bombing attack against a military complex near the Aleppo international airport today, killing at least 60 Syrian soldiers and wounding an undisclosed number of others.
Additional details of the attack were scant, but a rebel familiar with the strike said that the car was packed with “six tons of explosives.” It is unclear if it was detonated remotely or by a suicide driver.
Aleppo is Syria’s largest city, and has been in a state of stalemate between Assad forces and Islamist rebels since August of last year. The city is being tapped as the next big clash in the government’s counter-offensive, aimed at reclaiming rebel-held territory.
Another car bomb was reported near the military airport in the capital city of Damascus today. This attack also killed 10 soldiers, but so far there has been no specific claim of credit for the strike. Some reports have also blamed this smaller attack on an Israeli air strike, though this has yet to be confirmed either.
Maybe the car was a Chevy Volt.
60 pounds of explosives…, wow.., is anything left of Aleppo.., and rest of these "rebels" stationed there…? A photo tells about 1000s words….?
60 tons not 60 lbs. That is 60000 kilos of explosive.
Wow.., 60 tons.., metric tons…? Thank you Lila .
How do we know that just killed 60 soldiers and not civilians?
We really have no clue since this info comes directly from the people who carried it out.
Ever notice when the Syrian Army kills militants the number of civilian causualties are ALWAYS reported. However when the terrorists…i mean " rebels" conduct operations they are SO good they only seem to kill Assads soldiers and NEVER hurt a civilian. By no means is this a shot at Mr. Ditz. Jasons articles are acurate as they can be given that no foreign media is allowed in the country. I especially notice this when I read articles from msnbc, cnn, aljazeera, reuters, and most other mainstream media sources. Also we never hear from civilians that are being terrorized or held hostage in rebel held areas and are having their youth forced to fight against Assad even when they simply want to remain as civilians. The very tactics these extremist animals are using is turning much of the population against them who might have been on their side in the early days.
Obama is happy his pet terrorists are wreaking havoc in the name of democracy. POS.
Obama and the Saudi Wahhabi Regime are igniting a regional civil war between Shiite and Sunni. This is why Obama is now making a deal with the Taliban.