U.S.-led airstrikes kill 26 civilians in eastern Syria: report

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DAMASCUS, Nov. 10, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – U.S.-led airstrikes killed at least
26 civilians on Friday in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour, state
news agency SANA reported.

The airstrikes targeted the town of Hajin in the eastern countryside of
Deir al-Zour, said SANA, adding that women and children were among those
killed.

Civilian casualties were reported before as a result of U.S.-led strikes on
the last Islamic State (IS)-held areas.

The United States has been backing the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces
to defeat the IS on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River near the Iraqi
border. Airstrikes on this area have recently been renewed as the Kurdish-led
groups were planning a second wave of attacks on the IS after a failed
attempt on Sept. 10.

The Syrian government has long questioned the intention of the U.S.-led
operations in this oil-rich area.