A car bomb exploded Saturday morning in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, leaving dozens of civilians dead and wounded, amid accusations by the opposition and Turkey of the YPG. The east of the Euphrates also witnessed the completion of the tenth joint ground patrol between Turkish and Russian forces.

Al-Jazeera correspondent said that a car bomb explosion in the industrial area of ​​the city of Tal Abyad in northeastern Syria, killing 13 people, saying that the attack was followed by new security challenges faced by Turkish and opposition forces in the area from which the YPG was expelled.

Earlier, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the killing of three Syrian civilians, and wounding twenty, including children, in a car bomb planted by the YPG. It also confirmed the transfer of a number of wounded to Turkey for treatment.

Sham network said that the explosion occurred in an area near the National Hospital in Tel Abyad, and led to the death of ten people and dozens of wounded, noting that the Kurdish units had carried out similar operations in the region since the control of Turkish forces and the opposition.

"The explosion bears the hallmarks of the Kurdish protection units. As usual, the car is placed on the main street and detonated remotely. The National Army has found a large amount of explosive devices and explosives inside trenches in residential neighborhoods," the commander of the opposition's national army was quoted as saying.

This is the fourth car to be detonated in Tel Abyad in about a month. The first car bomb exploded on October 24, the largest explosion on the second of this month, killing at least 18 people and injuring more than thirty others.

Turkish and Russian troops during joint patrol today (Anatolia)

Joint patrol
On the other hand, Turkish and Russian forces marched today the tenth joint ground patrol, east of the Euphrates River in Syria, between Ras al-Ain and Qamishli, and on a nine-kilometer-long and 38-kilometer route.

The Turkish Ministry of Defense - in a statement - the participation of four ground vehicles from each side of the patrol, in addition to drones.

In September, the first joint ground patrol between the Turkish and US armies began east of the Euphrates, as part of the first phase of the safe zone.