43 killed in Syria's Azaz: monitor
The death toll in a car bomb attack Saturday in the rebel-held town of Azaz in northern Syria has risen to 43, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said.
The Britain-based group said six rebels were among the dead, but most were believed to be civilians, adding that dozens of people had also been injured in the latest blast to hit the town near the Turkish border.
In November, rebels said 25 people -- civilians and opposition fighters -- were killed in a car bomb attack on a rebel headquarters.
The rebels accused the Islamic State group of being behind that attack.
The jihadist group is present elsewhere in Aleppo province and has sought to advance on Azaz in the past.
In October, at least 17 people were killed in a car bomb attack on a rebel checkpoint, the Observatory said.
The blast comes as a fragile ceasefire is being observed across much of Syria.
The truce negotiated by regime ally Russia and rebel backer Turkey does not include the Islamic State group or former Al-Qaeda affiliate Fateh al-Sham Front.
More than 310,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began with anti-government protests in March 2011.
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