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1. Syria: Coalition Bombing Kills At Least 56 Civilians

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 05:44 PM

Jul 2016

At least 56 civilians, including 11 children, have been killed in US-led air strikes against areas in Syria held by the Islamic State of Syria and the Levant group (ISIL, also known as ISIS), a monitoring group said.

Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan, reporting from Washinton, said that at least one town near the city of Manbij was allegedly hit by a coalition strike and that many of the casualties were reportedly women and children.

"The US central command has confirmed to Al Jazeera that it was conducting air strikes in the area and says it needs to investigate allegations of whether civilians were injured or killed in this incident."

Director of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Rami Abdel-Rahman told DPA news agency: "We believe that the raids which were carried out Tuesday were by US [or] allied planes, but it was by mistake."

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http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/led-air-strikes-kill-21-civilians-syria-160719045329897.html

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Ok how many persons were killed in Syria today [View all] malaise Jul 2016 OP

Syria: Coalition Bombing Kills At Least 56 Civilians Purveyor Jul 2016 #1

Thanks for the link malaise Jul 2016 #3

Can't see it from my house. Lance Bass esquire Jul 2016 #2