Bomb Kills 8 in Syrian Town Held by Turkey-Backed Forces

Syrian activists say a bomb blast in a northern town held by Turkish-backed opposition forces has killed at least eight people. The explosion on Sunday in Afrin is the latest in a series of attacks in areas held by Turkish troops and their Syrian allies, who have seized a swath of territory along the border from Islamic State militants and Kurdish fighters.   Turkey has vowed to expand the offensive to root out Syrian Kurdish fighters, who joined with the U.S.-led coalition to...

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