Several People Killed In US-Led Coalition Airstrike On Syria's Al-Shafa - Reports

Several civilians were killed in the Syrian settlement of al-Shafa in the province of Deir ez-Zor as a result of airstrikes by the international coalition led by the United States, Syria's state broadcaster reported on Saturday.

DAMASCUS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 17th November, 2018) Several civilians were killed in the Syrian settlement of al-Shafa in the province of Deir ez-Zor as a result of airstrikes by the international coalition led by the United States, Syria's state broadcaster reported on Saturday.

Earlier on Saturday, the SANA news agency reported the death of 40 civilians in the village of al-Buqa in the same province as a result of the coalition's airstrikes.

The exact number of those killed and wounded in al-Shafa was not reported.

The coalition regularly strikes the city of Hajin and the nearby settlements in Deir ez-Zor. Syrian media repeatedly reported civilian casualties and the use of white phosphorus in the coalition's airstrikes.

The Syrian authorities called on the UN to take measures against the perpetrators and to stop the illegal presence of the coalition in the country's territory. The Pentagon's spokesperson then stated that the US coalition did not disclose the ammunition used in Syria, but insisted it complied with international standards.

The US-led coalition of more than 70 members has been conducting military operations against the Islamic State terrorist group (banned in Russia) in Syria and Iraq since September 2014. The coalition's activities in Syria are authorized neither by the Syrian government, nor by the UN Security Council.