Syria: US shelling of IS kills 42 people
US-led coalition forces shelled farms of the self-proclaimed Islamic State group in the eastern Euphrates region (Syria), killing 42 people.
US-led coalition forces shelled Islamic State (IS) farms in Syria's eastern Euphrates region, killing 42 people, including 13 civilians.
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the shelling took place overnight from the US-run base at the Al-Omal oil field, targeting farms controlled by the Islamic State group in the eastern countryside of Deir al-Zour province. The death toll could rise as many people were seriously injured.
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| A corner of the city of Deir ez-Zor, Syria. (Photo: Reuters) |
The shelling comes as the Islamic State group has lost control of villages and towns in the eastern Euphrates region and now controls only a few farms in the area.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said about 1,250 Islamic State militants have been killed since September last year when the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched a wide-ranging offensive to defeat the Islamic State group in the area east of the Euphrates./.
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