At least 20 Syrian civilians have lost their lives in the latest round of airstrikes by US-led coalition purportedly fighting Daesh terrorists in the eastern Syrian Province of Dayr al-Zawr.
Nearly two dozen Syrian civilians killed in US-led coalition on Dayr al-Zawr
12 Feb 2019 - 12:24
At least 20 Syrian civilians have lost their lives in the latest round of airstrikes by US-led coalition purportedly fighting Daesh terrorists in the eastern Syrian Province of Dayr al-Zawr.
Local sources told Syria’s official news agency SANA that the aerial attack hit Baghouz town in the province on Monday, leaving four people dead.
Hours later, the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that 16 civilians, including seven children, lost their lives when US-led coalition warplanes pounded areas on the eastern bank of the Euphrates.
The developments came only two days after US-led military aircraft bombarded al-Tayyaneh town in the same Syrian province, leaving three people dead and several others injured.
The aerial assaults damaged some private and public property in the targeted area as well.
The US-led coalition has been conducting airstrikes and operations against what are said to be Daesh targets inside Syria since September 2014 without any authorization from the Damascus government or a United Nations mandate.
The military alliance has repeatedly been accused of targeting and killing civilians. It has also been largely incapable of achieving its declared goal of destroying Daesh.
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