United Nations war crimes investigators say U.S.-led coalition airstrikes on the Syrian city of Raqqa are causing a “staggering loss of civilian life.” The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces launched the offensive to retake the city of Raqqa from ISIS a week ago. Since then, the U.S.-led coalition has been launching an average of more than a dozen airstrikes a day against the city. Among the recent reported victims of the airstrikes and attacks by U.S.-backed troops are a young girl named Tal Al Jasser, a father named Mahmoud Farouk al-Khalaf and his 4-month-old child, and a boy named Khaled al Khalaf al Sayel, who reportedly died alongside his sister and his father. Meanwhile, in more news on Syria, unnamed U.S. defense officials have told CNN that the Pentagon has moved its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System from Jordan into Syria for the first time, positioning it near the U.S. military base at al-Tanf.
U.N. Officials: U.S.-Led Airstrikes in Raqqa Causing “Staggering Loss of Civilian Life”
HeadlineJun 14, 2017