Suicide Bomber Kills and Injures a Number of People in Damascus

A suicide bomber killed eight and injured 12 people in Damascus on Sunday, state TV reported.

The accident allegedly took place in Tahrir square in the central part Damascus.

Three #explosions were heard in #Damascus, resulting in casualties and #injuries 02.07.2014 pic.twitter.com/QPQcwDf5fX

— Maher Al Mounes (@Maher_mon) 2 июля 2017 г.

The TV also stated that the bomber was in one of the three detonated cars. 

Two car bomb explosions rocked Damascus this morning. One went off near the airport, the other near Tahrir square. pic.twitter.com/QBXHOEXgL8

— Henry Leconte (@henrylec1) July 2, 2017

The Syrian civil war has been raging for six years, with government forces fighting against both Syrian opposition groups who strive to overthrow President Bashar Assad, and numerous extremist and terrorist groups such as the Daesh and Jabhat Fatah al Sham, both of which are outlawed in Russia.

Russia and Turkey are the guarantors of a nationwide Syrian ceasefire regime that came into force on December 30, 2016 and has been holding up in general, despite continued reports of violations. The UN Security Council passed a resolution in December 2016 supporting the effort.

On May 4, Russia, Turkey and Iran signed the memorandum on establishment of four safe zones in the Arab country as part of the Astana talks on Syrian settlement. The four zones span the northwestern Idlib province and parts of the neighboring Latakia, Hama and Aleppo, the north of the central Homs province, Eastern Ghouta near Damascus, as well as southern Daraa and Quneitra regions. The memorandum came into force on May 6.