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Syria war: Many dead in IS attack on displaced people's camp Syria war: Many dead in IS attack on displaced people's camp
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More than 30 civilians and Kurdish-led fighters have been killed in an attack by Islamic State militants near Syria's north-eastern border with Iraq.More than 30 civilians and Kurdish-led fighters have been killed in an attack by Islamic State militants near Syria's north-eastern border with Iraq.
One report said suicide bombers were involved in the assault on a camp for displaced Syrians and Iraqi refugees at Rajm al-Salibi, in Hassakeh province. They targeted a makeshift camp for displaced Syrians and Iraqi refugees at Rajm al-Salibi, near the town of Shaddadi in Hassakeh province.
Cashes then erupted between other militants and members of the Syrian Democratic Forces stationed nearby. The militants also also clashed with members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stationed at a nearby checkpoint.
The US-backed alliance is spearheading the battle against IS in eastern Syria.The US-backed alliance is spearheading the battle against IS in eastern Syria.
Its Kurdish and Arab fighters are close to taking control of the strategically important Euphrates River Valley town of Tabqa and will soon launch an offensive to retake the de facto IS capital of Raqqa.Its Kurdish and Arab fighters are close to taking control of the strategically important Euphrates River Valley town of Tabqa and will soon launch an offensive to retake the de facto IS capital of Raqqa.
The Syrian Observatory, a UK-based monitoring group, reported that five IS suicide bombers blew themselves up outside and inside the camp at Rajm al-Salibi, south-east of the town of Shaddadi. At least five IS suicide bombers blew themselves up outside and inside the camp at Rajm al-Salibi, south-east of the town of Shaddadi, at dawn on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory, a UK-based monitoring group, reports.
At least 32 people were killed by the bombings and subsequent clashes, among them 21 civilians, and 30 other people were wounded, it said. At least 32 people were killed by the bombings and subsequent clashes, among them 21 civilians, and 30 other people were wounded, it adds.
Syria's official Sana news agency reported that more than 30 civilians were killed and 34 wounded, while the Kurdish ANHA news website said 22 bodies had been recovered by the Kurdish Red Crescent. According to Syria's official Sana news agency, more than 30 civilians were killed and 34 wounded. It did not say whether there had been any suicide bombings.
SDF fighters took wounded civilians to hospitals in and the city of Hassakeh. The Kurdish Red Crescent put the civilian death toll at 22.
Most of the victims were women and children, the pro-Syrian government al-Mayadeen TV channel cited the head of the Iraqi parliament's human rights committee as saying. SDF fighters took wounded civilians to hospitals in the city of Hassakeh. Several were admitted to intensive care due to the severity of their injuries, according to medical sources cited by Sana.
There are several camps for refugees and displaced people in border areas controlled by the SDF. The militants also abducted dozens of civilians during the attack, an Iraqi army source told the BBC.
Kurdish media say IS militants sporadically attack civilians trying to reach them. It was not possible to verify the report. However, a similar allegation was made by the head of the Iraqi parliament's human rights committee in an interview with Beirut-based al-Mayadeen TV and Sana cited some of those injured as saying they had lost contact with dozens of their relatives.
They included Syrians from Raqqa and Deir al-Zour provinces, as well as Iraqis who had fled the second city of Mosul, Sana reports.