Series of explosions heard near Aleppo in northern Syria DAMASCUS: powerful blast was heard near Aleppo in northern Syria early Monday, followed by a series of explosions, state media reported. Syrian state television said “a blast was heard in the Al-Eis area in the southern Aleppo countryside,” and is being investigated. The cause of the explosions was not immediately known. Aleppo civil defense operations chief Faisal Mohammad Ali, quoted by the state-run Al-Ikhbariya channel, said the “ongoi
