Blast rocks Syria’s Raqqa countryside
RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – Amassive explosion rocked the outskirts of a village northwest of the city of Raqqa in northern Syria.
An eyewitness told North Press that it was a massive explosion that occurred north of the main drinking water channel in the village of Kebsh, 37 kilometers northwest of the city of Raqqa.
The explosion did not left any human or material losses, according to the eyewitness.
North Press obtained filmed video from the residents of the village showing the moment when the explosion occurred.
The villagers said that the explosion was likely due to explosive remnants of war left by the Islamic State Organization (ISIS).
However, the security authorities in Raqqa have not commented regarding the event.
On April 18, two members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were wounded in a blast of an explosive device believed to be planted by ISIS sleeper cells in Raqqa.
The Syrian government forces lost control over Raqqa in 2013 to be then run by the Syrian opposition factions, but competing over the way to govern the city paved the way for ISIS to take power over it between 2014 and 2017.
On 17 October 2017, the SDF announced gaining control over the city with the support of the US-led Global Coalition.