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Syria: At Least 10 Civilians Reportedly Killed in U.S.-Led Airstrikes in Raqqa

HeadlineAug 29, 2017

In Syria, the local journalistic monitoring group Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently reports at least 10 civilians from the same family have been killed amid a barrage of more than 100 U.S.-led airstrikes over the last two days. A top-ranking commander of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces says the battle to seize control of Raqqa from ISIS is expected to last up to another two months.

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