Deadly Explosions Rock North Syrian City of Afrin

A double car bombing rocked the northern Syrian city of Afrin on June 27, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 20, according to local sources.The first car bomb was reported by local activists to have exploded near Turkish soldiers. (Storyful has not independently confirmed this.)There was a second explosion at the city’s Kawa Square, near a base of the Jabha al-Shamia opposition faction, according to multiple reports.Pro-opposition sources had reported earlier on June 27 that fighting had erupted between rebel factions in the city.This footage was shared by a local activist in Afrin and shows Kawa Square in the wake of one of the blasts. Credit: Laith Al Abdullah via Storyful