A military bus is shrouded in smoke after it was bombed, Damascus, Syria, February 15, 2022
A bombing in Syria’s capital Damascus has killed one Assad regime soldier and wounded 11.
The regime’s military acknowledged the casualties, saying an improvised explosive device was detonated about 7:25 a.m at a customs roundabout near Omayyad Square.
Anti-Assad factions and the Islamic State have periodically attacked military buses. Last October, 14 troops were killed when a device attached to a bus detonated in Damascus. Last month, an Islamic State attack killed five soldiers and wounded 20 on the road from Deir ez-Zor to Palmyra.
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