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Syria: Airstrikes in ISIS Stronghold Kill Scores of Civilians

HeadlineFeb 12, 2019

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that U.S.-led coalition airstrikes have killed at least 86 civilians in eastern Syria since Monday. The attacks struck a region that is believed to be the last stronghold of the Islamic State. An estimated 19 fighters from both Syrian government forces and ISIS were killed in one of the airstrikes.

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