DAMASCUS: A powerful blast was heard at an Aleppo army site in northern Syria early Monday, followed by a series of explosions, state media reported. Syrian state media SANA said “an explosion occurred at a Syrian army site in the vicinity of the town of Al-Eis.” The cause of the explosions was not immediately known as authorities investigate the incident. Aleppo civil defense operations chief Faisal Mohammad Ali, quoted by the state-run Al-Ikhbariya channel, said the “continuing explosions” wer
