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At least 26 people killed in northern Syria bombings claimed by ISIL

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has claimed responsibility for triple bombings in northern Syria that killed at least 26 people.

ISIL said in a statement posted online that the attacks in the predominantly Kurdish province of Hassakeh's town of Tal Tamr targeted offices of the main Kurdish militia known as YPG, the Associated Press reported.

Syrian Kurds cut ISIL supply line near Iraq; fears for Christians mount

Kurdish militia pressed a big offensive against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in northeast Syria Feb. 25, cutting one of its supply lines from Iraq, as fears mounted for dozens of Christians abducted by the hardline group that recently beheaded 21 Egyptian Copts.