6 oct 2016 at least 29 people were killed and dozens wounded in a suicide bombing that targeted a syria-turkey border crossing on thursday. according to the syrian observatory for human rights the casualties included fighters from the free syrian army (fsa) the turkish-backed force which has played a pivotal role in the fight against daesh along the syria-turkey border. the attack took place on the syrian side of the atmeh crossing west of aleppo during a change of guard among the fsa the observatory said. according to anadolu agency the blast targeted the atmeh refugee camp. in an online statement daesh has claimed responsibilty for the attack. witnesses said most of the fighters killed in the attack were from the failaq al-sham. the group has been fighting alongside other turkish-backed factions in ankaras offensive dubbed "euphrates shield" against daesh. (trt world and agencies) the fighters use the atmeh crossing to move between the syrian province of idlib through turkey to the areas where anti-daesh operations are taking place the observatory said. residents said they also use it to evacuate wounded fighters. among the dead from the atmeh blast were the head of the top civil judicial body in rebel-held eastern aleppo sheikh khaled al-sayyed and a judge who worked with him a witness and a rebel official said. idlib province where atmeh is located is a bastion of the opposition groups fighting bashar al-assads regime. the multi-sided civil war has raged on for more than five years. opposition fighters have been targeted at the crossing before. daesh claimed responsibility for a mid-august suicide attack there that killed at least 32. the fighters killed on thursday were also among those participating in euphrates shield. ankara began the unprecedented cross-border operation on august 24 saying it was targeting both daesh and the ypg which turkey considers a terrorist group. the operation has so far captured the daesh stronghold of jarablus and is pushing towards the towns of dabiq and al-bab. source trtworld and agencies related news thousands of afghan migrants walk into turkey for a better life iraqs vote violations | the global gag rule | slovenian elections are donald trumps new abortion policies just? 37th istanbul film festival egon schiele cy twombly | episode | showcase category news turkey germany pledge to boost economic and strategic relations turkey ready for euro 2024 finance minister says as uefa raises concerns turkey aiming to become top destination for halal tourism google hit with fine by turkish competition authorities a picture is worth a thousand words. follow us on instagram. follow trtworld dont miss out on the latest news we wont spam you and we respect your privacy. subscribe trt world on youtube subscribe to our youtube channel for all latest in-depth on the ground reporting from around the world. subscribe trt world on facebook like follow follow copyright �� 2018 trt world. trt world watch live tv schedule where to watch connect with trt world ios android youtube satellite coverage partner hotels corporate about trt world careers press releases documentary contact us legal terms of use privacy policy cookie policy
suicide bombing kills 29 at syria-turkey border