The Guardian/AFP: Suicide bomber kills 21 in centre of Syrian capital
Bomber blows himself up in Tahrir Square in Damascus, in biggest such attack since March
A suicide car bomber pursued by security forces blew himself up in eastern Damascus on Sunday, killing 21 people, in the deadliest attack to hit the Syrian capital in months.
Syrian state media and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said security forces intercepted three car bombers on their way into the city early in the morning.
State television said two of the vehicles were blown up on the outskirts of the city but a third managed to reach the Tahrir Square district, where the driver was surrounded but able to detonate a bomb.
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Syrian War News Updates -- July 2, 2017
Damascus rocked by suicide blast, 2 others foiled -- AP
Three car bombs target Damascus, 20 killed -- Reuters
Syrian army 'deploys chlorine gas against rebels east of Damascus' despite US warning -- The Independent
Syria dismisses chemical weapons watchdog's report on sarin attack over 'terrorists' testimony' -- Firstpost
Rebels accuse Syrian army of chlorine attack, army calls it fabrication -- Middle East Monitor
US-backed force enters Syria's Raqa from south: monitor -- AFP
Battle for Raqqa: An uneasy alliance is fighting IS -- SKY News
Syria government airstrikes spill over into Jordan -- Washington Post
Thousands of Syrian refugees returning to unsafe country amid lack of international support -- The Independent
The desperate housewives of Raqqa: ISIS runaways reveal their fears about how much their husbands were spending on sex slaves' clothes and lipstick -- Daily Mail
Assad appears on Syrian currency for first time -- Reuters
Erdogan hosts Russia defence chief amid Syria border tensions -- AFP
Documentary looks at citizen journalists' efforts to cover war in Syria -- CBS
