Un nou bombardament al US in Rakka a lasat in urma 20 de civili morti!
Coalition Must Be Held Accountable for Killing Civilians in Syria – Russian MP
The loss of civilians’ lives in Syrian Raqqa, as well as the terrorist attack in UK’s Manchester Arena should be thoroughly investigated, First Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Frants Klintsevich said Sunday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, the SANA news agency reported that the US-led international coalition had carried out an anti-terrorist operation in the Syrian province of Raqqa, which resulted in the deaths of 20 civilians.
„The tragedy in Raqqa, as well as in Manchester, should be thoroughly investigated, with the obligatory punishment of those guilty,” Klintsevich said, as cited by his press service.
Klintsevich stressed that it was not the first case of civilian killing in Syria as a result of the coalition’s airstrikes.
The US-led coalition of 68 nations is conducting airstrikes, ground-based and rocket-propelled artillery fire in Syria and Iraq against Daesh, outlawed in Russia. The coalition supports the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which predominately consists of Kurdish fighters but also includes members of the Syrian Arab Coalition.The coalition has not provided any comments regarding the airstrike in Raqqa so far.
On May 15, an airstrike carried out by the coalition in Syria’s eastern town of al-Bukamal reportedly killed at least 31 civilians and injured many others.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201705281054072932-us-coalition-raqqa-civilians-manchester/
US-Led Coalition Strike on Raqqa Kills 20 Civilians – Reports
An airstrike carried out by the US-led coalition on Saturday in Raqqa killed 20 civilians and left seven people injured, SANA news agency reported citing a local source.
The coalition conducted a strike on a vehicle carrying civilians from Raqqa late on Saturday, the source revealed.
There was no immediate comment from the US-led coalition.
The US-led coalition of 68 nations is conducting airstrikes, ground-based and rocket-propelled artillery fire in Syria and Iraq against Daesh terrorist group, outlawed in Russia. The coalition supports the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which predominately consists of Kurdish fighters but also includes members of the Syrian Arab Coalition. Damascus does not recognize operations carried out by the SDF as legitimate.
Earlier on Saturday, Damascus sent letters to the UN Secretary-General (UNSG) and the UN Security Council (UNSC), calling for the cessation of the US-led coalition airstrikes in Syria as it causes numerous deaths among civilians and violates international law.
A recent report issued by the Syrian Network for Human Rights showed that the US-led coalition strikes had killed over 1,200 civilians since the beginning of the operation in 2014. Later that month, an airstrike carried out by the coalition in Syria’s eastern town of Al Bukamal reportedly killed at least 31 civilians and injured many others.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201705281054063234-coalition-strike-raqqa-civilian-casualties/
