20 killed in car bomb blast in Aleppo province in Syria

In Syria, at least 20 people were killed and several others injured in a car bomb attack in northern province of Aleppo.The blast hit an opposition checkpoint run by a rebel group near the town of Azaz, close to the border with Turkey. According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the death toll is likely to rise because of the number of people with serious wounds. 

The Islamic State group has



regularly targeted rebel factions with bomb attacks. More than 300,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began with anti-government protests in March 2011.

Meanwhile, top diplomats from the United States, Russia, and the Middle East will attempt to salvage a failed Syria cease-fire agreement tomorrow with talks in Lausanne, Switzerland, followed by a separate meeting on Sunday in London.