18 Syrian Army soldiers killed, 27 wounded in worst terrorist attack 

At least 18 soldiers of the Syrian Army were killed and 27 wounded after a bomb detonated on the military bus near Damascuson Thursday.

"A military bus in the suburbs of Damascus was hit by a terrorist bombing using an explosive device that was planted previously, which led to the deaths of 18 soldiers," the official SANA news agency said.

So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack, but it is believed that a jihadist organisation might be behind the ambush

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The war in Syria that began in 2011 has claimed almost nearly half a million people and forced around half of the country's pre-war population flee from their homes.

Notably, this is not the first time that the Syrian army has been attacked.

In June,13 Syrian soldiers were in the northern province of Raqqa by a bus bombing, which was claimed by the Islamic State group killed.

Similarly in March, 15 soldiers were killed in an IS attack on an army bus in the central Syrian desert, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

In October last year,a bomb attack on an army bus in Damascus killed at least 13 people. It was not claimed by any group.

(With inputs from agencies)

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