MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 16th July, 2020) An explosion has taken place at an ammunition depot based near sites occupied by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Syrian state-run news agency SANA reports on Wednesday.
The first explosion reportedly took place at 20:00 local time [17:00 GMT] and was followed quickly by a series of other blasts. Sources told the agency that SDF forces operating in the region tightened security around the area where the blast took place.
North Press Agency, a media portal operating in the Kurdish-administered areas of Syria, said that at least eight people were injured in the blast. The agency also reported that numerous buildings near the depot suffered damage.
The US-backed SDF forces control pockets of territory in Hasakah province, located in the far northeastern corner of Syria.
