Market Blast in North Syria Kills 15 People, Wounds Dozens

Market Blast in North Syria Kills 15 People, Wounds Dozens
Syrian White Helmet civil defense workers (C) gather with civilians at the rocket attacked scene, at al-Bab town, north Syria, on Aug. 19, 2022. Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP
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BEIRUT—A rocket attack on a crowded market in a town held by Turkey-backed opposition fighters in northern Syria killed 15 people on Friday and wounded dozens, an opposition war monitor and a paramedic group said.

The attack on the town of al-Bab came days after a Turkish airstrike killed at least 11 Syrian troops and U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, blamed Syrian government forces for Friday’s shelling, saying it was in apparent retaliation for the Turkish airstrike.