Deadly Bomb Blast Hits Rakban Refugee Camp Near Jordan
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Deaths reported as camp near Jordan border is attacked days ahead of peace talks in Kazakhstan.
A bomb blast struck the Rakban camp for displaced people in Syria near the border with Jordan on Saturday, causing injuries and deaths, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor said.
The camp is home to displaced civilians and to rebel groups that fight both President Bashar al-Assad and the Daesh of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) armed group, and was targeted by bombings last year, Aljazeera Reported
Jordan's official Petra news agency, citing a military source, confirmed that an explosion went off inside the camp.
Syrian local media said the blast was caused by a car bomb and caused deaths and injuries.
There was no claim of responsibility for the bombing.
Home to more than 85,000 displaced people, the Rakban camp was also targeted by a bomb blast last month.
On Saturday, the Russian defence ministry said six Russian warplanes carried out air strikes on ISIL targets in the Deir Az Zor province, according to Russian media outlet RIA.
The ministry added that the planes flew from Russian territory and returned after the strikes, RIA said.
The attacks come as the Syrian government and rebel groups prepare for upcoming peace talks in Kazakhstan.