More Civilians Killed in US Airstrikes on Residential Areas in Deir Ezzur

The residential areas in the outskirts of the town of Baghouz Southeast of Bu Kamal in Southeastern Deir Ezzur near borders with Iraq were pounded by the US-led fighter jets, killing at least 20 civilians, including seven children and several women, as well as injuring many more, local sources in Deir Ezzur said.

Meantime, many houses were also destroyed and the region's infrastructure also sustained a lot of losses.

In a relevant air raid in January, the US-led airstrikes killed at least 31 civilians in the village of al-Baghouz Foqani.

"The number of civilians killed in the US airstrikes on people's houses in the village of al-Baghouz Foqani has reached 31 so far," the Arabic-language al-Watan newspaper quoted local sources as saying.

The daily noted that the victims belonged to three families who came under the US air raids as they were fleeing the ISIL-controlled areas in the region.

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