Car bomb kills at least 15 in northern Syria, dozens injured

A car bomb exploded Monday on the outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens more, according to local civil defense officials and a war monitor.

The blast occurred next to a vehicle carrying agricultural workers, killing 14 women and one man, the local Syrian civil defense reported. Another 15 women sustained injuries, some critically. However, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported a higher toll, stating that 18 women and one man were killed in the attack.

Manbij, located in northeastern Aleppo province, remains a volatile area despite the official end of President Bashar Assad’s rule in December. The region continues to witness violent clashes between Turkish-backed Syrian National Army factions and the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.

Monday’s bombing follows another deadly attack in Manbij just two days earlier, when a car bomb killed four civilians and wounded nine others, according to Syria’s state news agency SANA, citing civil defense officials.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

This is a developing story and will be updated.