Dozens killed as IS blast targets Kurdish security headquarters

At least forty-four people have been killed after Islamic State (IS) militants bombed a building in the Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishli on Wednesday.

A truck bomb exploded in the city, in an attack that was apparently targeted at the Kurdish security headquarters.

More than 100 people have been wounded in the blast, which was so alrge it caused windows to shatter on buildings across the border in Turkey.

A Kurdish group known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has been battling IS in northern Syrian, and are currently launching an offensive against the group in nearby Aleppo.

See more from the BBC here.

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