Syria says Damascus car explosion killed soldier

By AFP 19 May 2026, 4:21 pm

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A Syrian government soldier stands outside SDF controlled Al Aktan prison which holds ISIS detainees, as the Syrian amry takes possession of the nearby SDF military base in the city of Raqa on January 19, 2026. After two days of rapid gains in Kurdish-controlled territory, the Syrian president announced on January 18, a deal with the chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that includes a ceasefire and the integration of the Kurdish administration and forces into the central state. (Photo by Bakr ALkasem / AFP)

Syria’s Defense Ministry says a car explosion near a building affiliated with it in Damascus today killed a soldier.

In a statement, the ministry says the army had been dismantling another explosive device near the building in the Bab Sharqi area, before “a car bomb exploded in the same area, resulting in the martyrdom of one soldier and injuries to others.”