At least 18 soldiers were killed and 20 were injured on Thursday morning in an explosion on a military bus in the Damascus countryside, local outlet Sham FM reported. It was one of the deadliest attacks in recent months on Syrian troops who were not involved in active front-line combat. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack and the Syrian government has not commented on it.
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