In Syria, the local journalistic group Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently says the U.S.-led coalition has launched over 100 airstrikes in Raqqa over the last few days and that the airstrikes and U.S. artillery fire have killed dozens of civilians since the weekend. The major bombardment comes as Amnesty International released an in-depth investigation documenting how hundreds of civilians have been killed and injured since the U.S.-backed offensive began in June to seize control of the ISIS stronghold. Survivors and witnesses told Amnesty International that they were trapped between ISIS militants on one side and the U.S.-led coalition force’s constant barrage of artillery strikes and airstrikes on the other side. We’ll have more on the U.S.-backed offensive in Raqqa after headlines.
Amnesty: Hundreds of Syrian Civilians Killed in Raqqa Amid U.S. Bombing
HeadlineAug 24, 2017
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