Originally published on October 16, 2013<br /><br />A minibus strike a mine in southern Syria's Deraa province on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people in the resulting explosion. Four children and six women died in the attack.<br /><br />According to reports, the minibus carried civilians and was passing through Tal al-Jumua area in Daraa province where troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad are stationed. Activists accused regime troops of planting the mine that caused the blast. <br /><br />According to Reuters: "Assad's forces are battling an uprising that grew out of protests against his family's four-decade grip on the country.<br /><br />"Violence has continued in recent days despite pleas from Arab and Muslim organisations for a ceasefire to mark the Muslim festival of Eid al Adha.<br /><br />"The British-based Observatory, which is opposed to Assad, reported clashes in most provinces on Wednesday and said war planes had been deployed to the eastern desert city of Deir al-Zor.<br /><br />"The group said at least 27 government soldiers had been killed during intense clashes in Deir al-Zor over the past two days although rebels gave a figure more than double that."<br /><br />It was reported that more than 100,000 people have been killed in the fighting in Syria in the past two and a half years.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
