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No fewer than 16 Syrian soldiers have been killed in a suicide bombing in a Damascus suburb.
The Observatory said a bomber from the self-proclaimed jihadist group Jabhat al-Nusra carried out the attack on Saturday while fighters tried to capture the key Tamico factory checkpoint between the rebel-held town of Mleha and Jaramana.
The attack triggered heavy clashes at the checkpoint.
ALJAZEERA reported that, Witnesses have reported that clashes are ongoing between rebels and government forces.
According to BBC, State media blamed "terrorists" for the explosion but did not give details.
More than 100,000 people have been killed in Syria's conflict, now in its third year. It began with popular protests against President Assad before degenerating into civil war.