Eastern Syria:

US Air Raids Take Civilian Tolls Again

TEHRAN (defapress)- A sum of 30 civilians were killed and many others were wounded in the US-led coalition fighter jets' attacks in Eastern Deir Ezzur, local sources reported on Monday.

News ID: 68882

Date: 26 February 2018 - 14:55

Local sources reported on Monday that the US warplanes have attacked the villages of al-Shafeh and Zahreh Alouni in Eastern Deir Ezzur, killing 29 civilians and injuring tens of others, most of them women and children.

The sources further said that the death toll would likely increase as some of the injured are in critical conditions.

Also, last Tuesday, the US-led coalition fighter jets killed 16 civilians in Southeastern Deir Ezzur.

Local sources confirmed that the US warplanes have attacked the town of al-Bahra in Southeastern Deir Ezzur, killing 16 civilians.

Late in January, local sources in Southeastern Deir Ezzur reported that a number of civilians have been killed or wounded in the US-led collation air raids.

The sources said that the fighter jets pounded the village of al-Bahara on the Eastern bank of the Euphrates River, killing five civilians and wounding several more.

Local sources also confirmed in the same month that the warplanes pounded the villages of al-Bahara, killing 30 civilians, mostly women and children.