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Russian air strikes in Syria kill 34 civilians including '6 children and 11 women' Russian air strikes in Syria kill 34 civilians including '6 children and 11 women'
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A Syrian activist group has claimed Russian air strikes have killed at least 34 civilians in the past two days – including six children and 11 women.A Syrian activist group has claimed Russian air strikes have killed at least 34 civilians in the past two days – including six children and 11 women.
Two air strikes targeted al-Bab city, Azaz town in Aleppo province, as well as Isis’s self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa, according to the British-based Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR).Two air strikes targeted al-Bab city, Azaz town in Aleppo province, as well as Isis’s self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa, according to the British-based Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR).
The group claims six children and 11 women were killed in the strike, as well as two rescue workers, according to the SOHR’s head Rami Abdel Rahman. He claimed no suspected militants had been killed in the attack.The group claims six children and 11 women were killed in the strike, as well as two rescue workers, according to the SOHR’s head Rami Abdel Rahman. He claimed no suspected militants had been killed in the attack.
Kurdish fighters battling the extremists have claimed the group has been substantially weakened by air strikes. "Daesh (Isis) is becoming weaker and weaker after our recent offensive in al-Hawl,” a YPG (People’s Protection Units) commander told Sky News.Kurdish fighters battling the extremists have claimed the group has been substantially weakened by air strikes. "Daesh (Isis) is becoming weaker and weaker after our recent offensive in al-Hawl,” a YPG (People’s Protection Units) commander told Sky News.
Russia began launching strikes into Syria roughly 10 weeks ago in the face of global criticism, with Philip Hammond recently claiming the Kremlin’s forces were targeting opposition forces rather than Isis positions.Russia began launching strikes into Syria roughly 10 weeks ago in the face of global criticism, with Philip Hammond recently claiming the Kremlin’s forces were targeting opposition forces rather than Isis positions.
Despite this, other nations – among them the UK – have subsequently joined a US-led coalition against Isis, also known as the Islamic State or Daesh, and also launched strikes into Syria.Despite this, other nations – among them the UK – have subsequently joined a US-led coalition against Isis, also known as the Islamic State or Daesh, and also launched strikes into Syria.
Syrian citizens check a damaged house that targeted by the coalition airstrikes, in the village of Kfar Derian, a base for the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front, a rival of the Isis group, between the northern province of Aleppo and Idlib
A Syrian boy (L) looking at a destroyed car that activists say was targeted by the coalition airstrikes, in the village of Kfar Derian, a base for the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front, a rival of the Islamic State group, between the northern province of Aleppo and Idlib
Parts of a missile that activists say was fired by coalition airstrikes, in the village of Kfar Derian, a base for the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front, a rival of the Isis group, between the northern province of Aleppo and Idlib
Tthe guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) launching Tomahawk cruise missiles against Isis targets
The USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) launches a Tomahawk cruise missiles in the Red Sea, to conduct strike missions against Isis group targets in Syria
The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) launching a Tomahawk cruise missile against Isis targets in Syria, as seen from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Arabian Gulf
US navy sailors standing watch on the bridge while Tomahawk cruise missiles are launched against Isis targets in Syria, aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), in the Arabian Gulf
The US-led airstrikes in Syria against Isis targets in and around the city of Raqqa
A fighter from the Isis group holds a piece of what the IS is saying is a US drone that crashed into a communications tower in the Syrian city of Raqqa
Fighters from the Isis organisation pray at the spot where the jihadist group said a US drone crashed into a communications tower in the Syrian city of Raqqa
Fighters from the Isis group load a van with parts that they said was a US drone that crashed into a communications tower in the Syrian city of Raqqa
Fighters from the Isis group load a van with parts that they said was a US drone that crashed into a communications tower in Raqqa
Fighters from the Isis group gesture as they load a van with parts that they said was a US drone that crashed into a communications tower in Raqqa. A US-led coalition on carried out its first air strikes and missile attacks against jihadist positions in Syria, with Damascus saying it had been informed by Washington before the operation began
A Syrian man rides his bike past a communications tower that was destroyed after a US drone crashed into it, according to fighters with the Isis group, in the Syrian city of Raqqa
People inspect a shop damaged after what Isis militants say was a U.S. drone crashed into a communication station nearby in Raqqa
A man holds the remains of what Isis militants say was a U.S. drone which crashed in Raqqa
Resident gather in the back of a van the remains of what Isis militants say was a drone which crashed in Raqqa
A man inspects the remains of what Isismilitants say was a U.S. drone which crashed into a communication tower in Raqqa
A man inspects the remains of what Isis militants say was a U.S. drone which crashed in Raqqa
On Friday, officials in Washington confirmed three coalition strikes had apparently destroyed an Isis mortar position and two fighting positions.On Friday, officials in Washington confirmed three coalition strikes had apparently destroyed an Isis mortar position and two fighting positions.
More than 250,000 people have been killed by the conflict in Syria. The chaos in the country has echoed across the region, displacing millions and precipitating one of the largest migrations in recent human history. More than 250,000 people have been killed by the conflict in Syria. The chaos in the country has echoed across the region, displacing millions and precipitating one of the largest migrations in recent human history.