<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Car bombs killed at least eight people including three children in two separate incidents Sunday in northern Syria, a war monitor said.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One blast hit a car repair shop in Shawa, a village near the Turkish border held by pro-Ankara fighters, residents told AFP.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Five civilians including three children were killed and 10 others injured, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Areas held by Turkey and its Syrian proxies in northern Syria are the scene of regular targeted killings, bombings and clashes between armed groups.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the second incident, an explosive device planted in a vehicle killed three fighters affiliated with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the city of Manbij, according to the Observatory.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Manbij is a former stronghold of the Islamic State group that is now held by a military council affiliated with the US-backed SDF.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombings.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Syria's war broke out in 2011 with the brutal repression of anti-government protests.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It has since evolved into a complex conflict involving jihadists and foreign powers, and has killed more than half a million people and displaced millions. AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>