More Civilians Killed in Turkish, US-Led Coalition's Attacks in Northern, Northeastern Syria

Rasa - At least 11 civilians, including children, were killed in the Turkish air and artillery attacks in Eastern Aleppo, while five Syrians were killed in the US-led coalition's air raids in Raqqa.

News ID: 427576

Date: 21 February 2017 - 23:41

RNA - Turkish warplanes and artillery units of the Ankara-backed Euphrates Shield targeted again the ISIL-held town of al-Bab, killing 11 civilians including three children.

In the meantime, the Arabic language al-Hadath news reported that the US-led coalition's warplanes bombed al-Omari school in the ISIL-held city of Raqqa, killing five civilians and wounding several more that are in critical condition.

Local media sources disclosed on Monday that several civilians were killed and wounded in the Turkish airstrikes on a hospital in al-Bab town's main hospital.

The sources further added that there was no exact report on the number of the civilians killed in the air assault, the Aleppo 24 website reported.

They said that the Turkish airstrikes were the third of their kind on al-Bab's main hospital as two other hospitals had previously been completely destroyed.

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