The assault against Islamic State in the city of Manbij has put it under pressure, cutting off all routes out of the city. Islamic State claimed responsibility for what it said was a suicide truck bomb attack, and added that it targeted Kurdish security forces. Islamic State has targeted Qamishli and the provincial capital, Hasaka city, in the past with bombing attacks. Photo: Reuters/Rodi SaidA large truck bomb blast claimed by Islamic State killed nearly 50 people and wounded scores more in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli near the Turkish border on Wednesday, a monitoring group and state television reported. People look for survivors under debris at a damaged site after two bomb blasts claimed by Islamic State hit the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli near the Turkish border, Syria July 27, 2016.

Source: Thanhnien News July 27, 2016 11:03 UTC