Deadly car bomb explodes in Assad stronghold in Syria January 22, 2019Flames rising from a burned car in Latakia, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. (SANA via AP)SANA via APDeadly car bomb explodes in Assad stronghold in Syria Tweet WhatsApp Email https://worldisraelnews.com/deadly-car-bomb-explodes-in-assad-stronghold-in-syria/ Email Print A car bomb exploded at a busy intersection in the Syrian coastal city of Latakia on Tuesday, killing a civilian and wounding 14, Syrian state-run media said.By APA state-run TV station in Syria said an explosion occurred mid-afternoon on Tuesday in the city’s Al-Hammam Square, which is usually crowded with people. It said specialized units dismantled a second bomb before it detonated in the same location.Footage broadcast on TV showed people gathered around the wreckage of a smoldering car. Latakia has been a government stronghold since the Syrian conflict began in March 2011. The blast came two days after an explosion struck a neighborhood in the capital Damascus, in which state media said there were no casualties.The explosions shattered a sense of relative calm in government-controlled areas that had somewhat stabilized after major advances by troops against insurgents in different parts of the country with Russian and Iranian help.Syria’s civil war has killed nearly half a million people and forced more than half its pre-war population from their homes. Car bombingLatakiaSyrian Civil War
