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  "id": 8802427,
  "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-8802427",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T23:58:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/21/series-of-explosions-heard-near-aleppo-in-northern-syria"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An explosion was reported early Monday near Aleppo in northern Syria, followed by a series of blasts, according to state media. Syrian state television indicated a blast occurred in the Al-Eis area of southern Aleppo countryside, though the cause remains unconfirmed. The source of the series of explosions was under investigation. Aleppo civil defense operations chief Faisal Mohammad Ali, as reported by the state-run Al-Ikhbariya channel, stated that the ongoing explosions were obstructing access to emergency services and cautioned civilians against approaching the affected area. This is the latest in a pattern of such incidents in Syria, a nation still recovering from a civil war that concluded in late 2024 following the departure of former leader Bashar al-Assad. Earlier this month, an explosion at a weapons depot in Idlib province claimed 14 lives and injured 11. Additionally, just over a week before that, a vehicle carrying munitions exploded, killing five people in the same region.",
  "summary": "Several such blasts have occurred across the nation, which is emerging from a decade-long civil war after Bashar al-Assad was toppled in late 2024.",
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        "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",
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        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Explosions in Syria's Aleppo result in injuries, civil defence says",
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        "title": "Ongoing explosions reported after Syrian army ammunition depot blast south of Aleppo",
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        "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",
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        "outlet": "The Island Sri Lanka",
        "title": "Powerful explosions at Syrian army site near Aleppo injure at least four",
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        "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"
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      {
        "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",
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