At least 26 civilians have been killed in three suicide car bombings claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group in north-eastern Syria's Hasakeh province, a monitor said Friday. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights director Rami Abdel Rahman said the Thursday night attacks on the town of Tal Tamr wounded at least 120 people and warned that the toll could rise further.
He said one of the bombs detonated in a residential area near a post manned by Kurdish security forces. Members of the force were believed to have been killed, though he did not have a toll. Another blast was in front of a hospital, with a doctor was among the dead, and the third hit a vegetable market. Abdel Rahman added that the blasts had caused massive damage, and that some people were still trapped in the ruins of buildings brought down by the explosions. In a statement on social media, IS claimed responsibility, saying three of its members blew themselves up in their explosives-rigged vehicles. It claimed 60 people had been killed and dozens injured.