Triple car bombs kill 15 in Syria's northeastern town of Hassakeh

The Kurdish-dominated Hassakeh province of Syria was devastated on 9 December as three car bombs exploded in the area. The incident claimed 15 lives and left dozens more injured.

• The explosions took place near a medical center and in a crowded market at Tal Tamr town. Large amount of explosives were filled inside the vehicles, as per an Indian Express report.

• No terror outfit has claimed responsibility of the attack till now.

• However, the Kurdish fighting force or YPG, which is in control of the Tal Tamr town, has been fighting the Islamic State since a long time.

• As per reports, a strategically important town in the central province of Homs was also seized by the Islamic State terrorists earlier on 9 December.