Ninety Civilians Killed in US Air Raids in Northeastern Syria in Five Days

Rasa - Ninety civilians, including a number of women and children, were killed and tens of others were inured in the US-led coalition air raids in the ISIL-held city of Raqqa in the last five days, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Sunday.

News ID: 431821

Date: 20 August 2017 - 23:28

RNA - SOHR reported that ninety civilians, including thirty women and children, were killed in the coalition air attack on ISIL-held Raqqa from August 14 up to 19.

SOHR further added that the death toll is on the rise due to the critical conditions of some of the inured.

Relevant reports said on Saturday that residential areas in the neighborhoods of Ferdows, al-Badou, al-Thakan, al-Rashid and al-Hana came under heavy attack by the US fighter jets and SDF's artillery units, leaving 8 civilians, including children and women, dead and 12 more wounded.

The coalitions air and artillery attacks also hit the streets of al-Basel, al-Kanisah and Tal Abyadh in Raqqa and part of the train station near the city, leaving 16 civilians dead and 7 more wounded.

In the meantime, a six-member family was killed in the collation attacks.

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