U.S.-led coalition kills 11 in fresh airstrikes in eastern Syria

Source: Xinhua| 2019-01-05 05:20:43|Editor: yan
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DAMASCUS, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 people were killed on Friday by a fresh U.S.-led airstrike on a town held by the Islamic State (IS) militants in eastern Syria, state news agency SANA reported.

The U.S.-led airstrikes targeted the town of Shofeh in the eastern countryside of Deir al-Zour, SANA said.

Huge property losses were caused as a result of the airstrikes, it added.

According to the official agency, it was the latest in a series of killings caused by the U.S.-led airstrikes in eastern Syria.

The United States has been supporting the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in its push to dislodge the IS militants from their last pocket in the eastern Euphrates River region.

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