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| 16 civilians, including 7 children, killed in US-led coalition air raid in Syria – SANA | 16 civilians, including 7 children, killed in US-led coalition air raid in Syria – SANA |
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| At least 16 people, including seven children, have been killed in an airstrike launched by the US-led coalition in a rural region south east of the Syrian city of Deir-ez Zor, Syrian news agency SANA reports. | |
| The air raid targeted a residential area on the outskirts of the town of Al-Baghuz in the south-eastern part of Syria, the state news agency said, citing local sources. | The air raid targeted a residential area on the outskirts of the town of Al-Baghuz in the south-eastern part of Syria, the state news agency said, citing local sources. |
| The town is located in the Euphrates River valley, close to the Syrian border with Iraq, some 128 km from Deir-ez Zor. | The town is located in the Euphrates River valley, close to the Syrian border with Iraq, some 128 km from Deir-ez Zor. |
| Over the course of the Syrian conflict, Al-Baghuz was captured by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorists, who held it for several years until it was seized by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) – a broad coalition of armed groups supported by the US and its allies – late last month. | Over the course of the Syrian conflict, Al-Baghuz was captured by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorists, who held it for several years until it was seized by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) – a broad coalition of armed groups supported by the US and its allies – late last month. |
| However, the town was soon partially recaptured by the terrorists, prompting the US-led coalition to start bombing its outskirts. | However, the town was soon partially recaptured by the terrorists, prompting the US-led coalition to start bombing its outskirts. |
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