A car bomb has exploded in the northern Syrian city of Azaz, located 20 miles north-northwest of Aleppo, claiming the lives of three people, Sky News Arabia reported on Saturday.
Azaz was captured by Daesh* in October 2013; however, militants of the Free Syrian Army took the city in February 2014. Currently, Azaz is controlled by the Free Syrian Army, which also opposes the Syrian government in Damascus.
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The situation in the region remains tense, as the Syrian government has liberated the southern regions of the country, while the north, particularly in Idlib province, continues to be a stronghold of insurgency against Damascus.
*Daesh, also known as IS/ISIS/ISIL/Islamic State, is a terror organization, banned in Russia
