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    Tal Abyad car bomb: At least 13 killed in Syrian border town

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    At least 13 people were killed by a car bomb in the northern Syrian border town of Tal Abyad, Turkish authorities said.

    's defence ministry said at least 20 others were wounded by the blast.

    Turkish troops and Turkey-backed rebels last month took control of Tal Abyad and other border towns from Kurdish forces, after US troops – who were protecting the Kurds – pulled out.

    Pro-Turkey fighters and civilians were among the dead on Saturday, according to a UK-based monitoring group.

    The monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said more than 30 people were also injured in the blast. Turkey's defence ministry accused a Syrian Kurdish militia group, the People's Protection Units (), of planting the bomb. No group immediately claimed responsibility.

    Image caption The blast happened near to a marketplace and petrol station

    What is Turkey doing in northern Syria?

    Turkey's invaded the Kurdish-held border areas in northern immediately after US forces were withdrawn. Turkey has a longstanding enmity with the Kurds and wants to push back the YPG from its border.

    Turkey claims the YPG is a “terrorist” offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan…

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