US-led coalition airstrikes in Syria kill many civilians
According to Syrian media, dozens of civilians were killed after the US-led anti-IS coalition continued to conduct airstrikes in Deir Ezzor province, eastern Syria.
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| Smoke rises after an airstrike on IS-held targets in Deir Ezzor, Syria. (Source: AFP/VNA) |
On December 7, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) reported that dozens of Syrian civilians were killed after the US-led coalition against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) continued to conduct airstrikes in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor.
According to SANA, the airstrike targeted the town of Hajin north of the capital Deir Ezzor, killing eight victims from one family.
Two days earlier, five Syrian civilians, mostly women and children, were killed in a US-coalition airstrike also in the town of Hajin.
The airstrikes also caused significant damage to many civilian structures and personal property in the area.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry has called on the United Nations Security Council to exercise its responsibilities and prevent the US-led coalition from carrying out airstrikes that cause civilian casualties in the country./.
