Syria conflict: Dozens killed in bombings in government-held areas
At least 40 people have been killed in four bombings in government-held areas of Syria and one in a city dominated by Kurdish forces, state media report, BBC reports.
The attacks took place between 08:00 and 09:00 (05:00-06:00 GMT) around Damascus, Homs, Tartous and Hassakeh. It was not clear if they were linked.
According to the source, the deadliest incident was outside Tartous, on the Mediterranean coast.
Tartous, which hosts a Russian naval base, is the heartland of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect.
A news agency affiliated to the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) said it was behind the Hassakeh attack, which allegedly targeted Kurdish militiamen.