Anti-IS coalition raids kill 36 civilians in east Syria: Monitor

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AFP Beirut
Last Updated : Nov 17 2018 | 6:25 PM IST

Coalition air strikes Saturday killed at least 36 civilians related to the Islamic State group in a jihadist holdout in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border, a Britain-based monitor said.

Seventeen children were among the family members killed in Abu Hassan village of Deir Ezzor province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

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First Published: Nov 17 2018 | 6:25 PM IST

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