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Dozens of Syrian civilians 'killed in Russian airstrike'
Source: Agence France-Presse
Dozens of Syrian civilians 'killed in Russian airstrike'
Agence France-Presse in Beirut
Wednesday 4 October 2017 17.37 BST
A Russian airstrike has killed 38 civilians as they tried to cross the Euphrates river to escape fighting in eastern Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province, a monitor has said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in Britain, said nine children were among those killed as they tried to cross the river aboard rafts, escaping from areas where Russian-backed regime forces are battling the Islamic State group.
The monitor, which earlier gave a toll of 20 in the strikes, said the dead included an Iraqi family.
Deir ez-Zor borders Iraq and civilians have fled into the province to escape the battles against Isis in their own country.
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Agence France-Presse in Beirut
Wednesday 4 October 2017 17.37 BST
A Russian airstrike has killed 38 civilians as they tried to cross the Euphrates river to escape fighting in eastern Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province, a monitor has said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in Britain, said nine children were among those killed as they tried to cross the river aboard rafts, escaping from areas where Russian-backed regime forces are battling the Islamic State group.
The monitor, which earlier gave a toll of 20 in the strikes, said the dead included an Iraqi family.
Deir ez-Zor borders Iraq and civilians have fled into the province to escape the battles against Isis in their own country.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/04/dozens-of-syrian-civilians-killed-in-russian-airstrike
