US massacres 12 other civilians in eastern Syria: Local media

Warplanes of the US-led “international coalition” committed a new massacre against civilians in Deir Ezzor, eastern Syria, killing 12 residents, mostly women and children, and injuring scores, Syrian local media reported on Thursday.


According to local sources, aircrafts of the US-led international coalition on Wednesday evening fired several missiles on residential neighborhoods in Hajin town in Deir Ezzor eastern countryside which claimed 12 lives and injured scores more, some critically, SANA, Syrian official news agency, reported.

In a similar attack on Tuesday, at least 16 civilians, including 9 women, were killed by the US-led coalition in al-Bahra village in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor when according to local sources the warplanes of the US-led coalition carried out a number of airstrikes on citizens’ houses in the village which located about 45 km to the northwest of al-Boukamal city in the countryside of Deir Ezzor, SANA said.

The death toll is likely to rise as a number of civilians were injured and some of them are in critical condition as a result of airstrikes that also caused material damage and the destruction of homes and properties.
 [irna.ir]
 22/2/18