US Warplanes Bomb Eastern Syria Again, Kill More Civilians

TEHRAN (defapress)- Almost 20 civilians were killed in the US-led coalition fighter jets' airstrike in Southeastern Deir Ezzur, local sources reported on Wednesday.

News ID: 73405

Date: 31 October 2018 - 14:33

The sources said that the warplanes targeted residential areas in the small towns of al-Shafa'ah and al-Kashmah in Southeastern Deir Ezzur on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least 17 civilians, including 4 women and 3 children, and injuring tens of others.

The sources said that death toll is likely to rise as some of the injured are in critical conditions.

The Arabic-language website of SANA news agency quoted several local sources in Deir Ezzur as saying on Monday that the US warplanes targeted several districts in the town of Hajin in Eastern Deir Ezzur with white phosphorous bombs which are forbidden internationally.

This was the second time in a month that the US-led coalition's fighter jets attack Deir Ezzur with banned weapons under the pretext of fighting the ISIL.

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