At least 50 people have been reported killed after a car bomb struck Syria's northwestern city of Azaz, according to a monitor group.

7 January 2017 - 12:21
Car bomb kills at least 50 in Syria’s A'zaz / Pics

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - At least 50 people have been reported killed after a car bomb struck Syria's northwestern city of Azaz, according to a monitor group.

Dozens were also wounded in Saturday's attack, which took place in front of a courthouse, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights added.

The group said the toll was likely to rise.

The attack was the latest in a string of bombings to hit Azaz, a city located near the border with Turkey, 16km south of the Turkish city of Kilis.

The area is a stronghold of the Syrian rebels involved in a major operation aimed at clearing the ISIS terrorist group from the border region.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

But the armed ISIS has frequently targeted factions with bombings, including an attack in November that killed 25 civilians in a car bomb on a headquarters.

At last 20 people were also killed in a separate car bomb attack in October.

The blast comes as a ceasefire is being observed across much of Syria.

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