At least 3 killed in car bomb attack in northeast Syria, says Turkey

E-Paper | April 27, 2026

Turkey's Defense Ministry says a car bomb exploded in a northern Syrian town along the border with Turkey, killing three civilians.

The ministry said on Saturday that more than 20 people were injured in the explosion in an industrial zone of Tal Abyad. The ministry blamed Syrian Kurdish fighters for the attack.

Two other car bombs have hit Tal Abyad this month, killing at least 21 people.

Turkey-backed fighters captured the city from Kurdish-led fighters in October.

Turkey is seeking to expand its areas of influence in Syria's north, pushing Kurdish fighters away from its borders. Ankara views those Kurdish fighters as terrorists.

The same Kurdish fighters were the United States' main partner in combating the militant Islamic State group in Syria.

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Amjad Durrani Engineer USA

Nov 23, 2019 03:29pm

Very sad and painful news. Turkey was right in its allegation that YPG in Syria is an extension of PKK - a terrorist outfit it has been fighting for decades. The YPG which was uprooted and evicted from their stronghold near the Its border areas by Turkish army is now committing terrorism inside Turkey and killing innocent civilian. Turkey has every right to strike against these terrorist baes where ever these exist.

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Ghalib Askari

Nov 23, 2019 04:03pm

Turkey's defense ministry blames Syrian Kurdish fighters for the attack. Who else would Turkey blame?

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