Islamic State denies causing blast in Syria’s Idlib

Islamic State on Thursday denied being behind a suicide blast that hit the governing council of insurgent-held Idlib in northwest Syria on Tuesday, its Amaq news service said. The explosion, which targeted the “Salvation Government” building of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militia in Idlib this Tuesday was not connected to fighters of the Islamic State,” Amaq said, citing a security source. Islamic State only rarely denies carrying out attacks.