{
  "id": 8799569,
  "title": "Series of explosions heard near Aleppo in northern Syria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/series-of-explosions-heard-near-aleppo-in-northern-syria",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T00:11:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/09/1537240/series-explosions-heard-near-aleppo-northern-syria"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A powerful blast was heard near Aleppo in northern Syria early Monday, followed by a series of explosions, state media reported. Syrian state television said a blast was heard in the Al-Eis area in the southern Aleppo countryside and was being investigated. The cause of the explosions was not immediately known. Aleppo civil defence operations chief Faisal Mohammad Ali warned civilians not to approach the area, as the ongoing explosions were hampering access to emergency services. This is not the first such incident in Syria, which is emerging from more than a decade of civil war following the toppling of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in late 2024. Previous explosions, of unknown origin, have killed 11 people in Deir Ezzor and 14 people at a weapons depot in Idlib province.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Series of explosions heard near Aleppo in northern Syria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/series-of-explosions-heard-near-aleppo-in-northern-syria",
        "published": "2026-09-20T23:58:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Explosions in Syria's Aleppo result in injuries, civil defence says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/explosions-in-syrias-aleppo-result-in-injuries-civil-defence-says",
        "published": "2026-09-21T00:19:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Ongoing explosions reported after Syrian army ammunition depot blast south of Aleppo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ongoing-explosions-reported-after-syrian-army-ammunition-depot-blast",
        "published": "2026-09-21T00:33:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Powerful explosions at Syrian army site near Aleppo injure at least four",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/powerful-explosions-at-syrian-army-site-near-aleppo-injure-at-least",
        "published": "2026-09-21T01:30:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Island Sri Lanka",
        "title": "Powerful explosions at Syrian army site near Aleppo injure at least four",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/powerful-explosions-at-syrian-army-site-near-aleppo-injure-at-least-8859578",
        "published": "2026-09-21T04:14:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Explosions at Aleppo munitions depot in northern Syria injures four",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/explosions-at-aleppo-munitions-depot-in-northern-syria-injures-four",
        "published": "2026-09-21T04:41:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Series of massive explosions rock Syria's Aleppo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/series-of-massive-explosions-rock-syrias-aleppo",
        "published": "2026-09-21T05:30:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}