Car Bomb Blast Kills 5 near Syrian Capital

Syrian state media say a car bomb blast in a government-held area outside the capital Damascus has killed at least five people and wounded 15 others. The incident occurred near Sasa, southwest of the capital. The al-Qaida linked Fatah al-Sham Front claimed responsibility for the attack. The blast coincides with a fragile, nationwide cease-fire brokered in late December by Syrian government ally Russia and Turkey. That truce excluded jihadists from Islamic State and the al-Qaida...

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