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- ↑ "Military bus blast in Syria kills 18 soldiers: State media". Al Jazeera. 13 October 2022.
- ↑ "Two anti-regime attacks | 30 regime soldiers killed in Rif Dimashq and Deir Ezzor desert in less than 24 hours". SOHR. 13 October 2022.
- ↑ "Bus bombing kills 18 Syrian troops, wounds dozens". Washington Post. 13 October 2022.
- ↑ "Deadly bus attack kills 18 Syrian soldiers in Damascus countryside - Sham FM". Reuters. 13 October 2022.
- ↑ "Syrian soldiers killed in army bus bombing near Damascus". BBC.com. 13 October 2022.