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| Suspected US-led coalition air strike kills at least 15 civilians west of Raqqa – reports | |
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| At least 15 civilians including three children and a woman have been killed in a Syrian village near the city of Raqqa, in an alleged air strike by the US-led coalition, Syrian state news agency SANA reports. | |
| The strike targeted the village of Huneida to the west of Raqqa, SANA reports, citing its local sources. | |
| The alleged air strike was also reported by Syrian Tishreen newspaper, citing its sources, who said that at least 10 were killed. | |
| Washington and its allies have been carrying out air strikes near Raqqa to provide support for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces fighting Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). | Washington and its allies have been carrying out air strikes near Raqqa to provide support for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces fighting Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). |
| READ MORE: Coalition will investigate own airstrike that reportedly killed 30+ civilians in Syria – Pentagon | READ MORE: Coalition will investigate own airstrike that reportedly killed 30+ civilians in Syria – Pentagon |
| In late March, there were reports coming both from coalition members and Syrian forces fighting on the ground that an offensive to liberate the city of Raqqa, dubbed the IS capital in Syria, could soon be launched. | In late March, there were reports coming both from coalition members and Syrian forces fighting on the ground that an offensive to liberate the city of Raqqa, dubbed the IS capital in Syria, could soon be launched. |
| The Russian Defense Ministry, however, warned that liberating the jihadists’ stronghold would “not be easy” for the international coalition, adding that the success of the operation depended on more coordinated actions with all forces fighting against the terrorists in Syria. According to local journalist Mohamed Ali, civilians are paying the price for the US’ unilateral behavior.“Definitely, we’re seeing an increase in civilian deaths as a result of the US-led coalition,” Ali told RT. He said one of the reasons could be “the US refusal to co-operate, at least on the intelligence level, with Russia or with the Syrian government, which definitely has more information about the whereabouts or the locations of those terrorists because at the end of the day, the Syrian government has been fighting Daesh [pejorative name for IS] since they began attacking in Syria years ago.” | |
| On Friday, Washington launched a unilateral “surprise” missile attack on a Syrian airbase in the Homs province. While supported by US allies, the move has been harshly criticized and condemned by others. The Syrian airbase targeted by US Tomahawks was reportedly actively involved in the counter-terrorism campaign, including in Raqqa and Palmyra. | On Friday, Washington launched a unilateral “surprise” missile attack on a Syrian airbase in the Homs province. While supported by US allies, the move has been harshly criticized and condemned by others. The Syrian airbase targeted by US Tomahawks was reportedly actively involved in the counter-terrorism campaign, including in Raqqa and Palmyra. |