At least 17 people were killed in a car bomb blast at an opposition checkpoint in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo on Thursday (October 13th), AFP reported, with some agencies giving a higher toll.
The blast hit near the town of Azaz, close to the border with Turkey, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, adding that 14 of the dead were opposition fighters.
It was unclear whether the others among the dead were civilians or opposition fighters.
The attack injured dozens, the Observatory said, adding that the toll could rise further because of the number of people with serious wounds.
The checkpoint was run by the Shamiya Front opposition group, which is active in Aleppo province, and was on the road to the Bab al-Salama crossing.
The "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) has regularly targeted opposition factions with bomb attacks, including an October 6th attack at a border crossing in neighbouring Idlib province that killed 29 opposition fighters.
