US-Led Coalition's Airstrike Claims Lives Of 17 Civilians Near Syria's Hajin - Reports

DAMASCUS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 16th December, 2018) At least 17 civilians were killed as a result of the US-led coalition's airstrike on the territories near the Syrian city of Hajin in Deir ez-Zor province on Sunday, Syria's state media reported.

According to the Ikhbariya, the airstrike hit the village of Albu Khater.

Meanwhile, al-Watan newspaper specified that the majority of those killed were women and children.

The US-led coalition of over 70 countries has been carrying out airstrikes on the city of Hajin and its surroundings on a regular basis on the pretext of assisting the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in its fight against the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia).

The Syrian media have reported about civilian casualties as result of the coalition's airstrikes and the use of white phosphorus on numerous occasions. The Syrian authorities, in particular, urged the United Nations to take measures targeting the perpetrators of the attacks and put an end to the coalition's unauthorized presence in Syria.