3 killed by U.S.-led airstrike in eastern Syria

DAMASCUS, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- A total of three civilians were killed Saturday by a U.S.-led airstrike on Islamic State (IS)-held area in eastern Syria, state news agency SANA reported.

The airstrike targeted a desert area in the al-Tayaneh area in the eastern countryside of Deir al-Zour province, said the report.

The airstrike is the latest in a string bombings targeting the last IS redoubt in the eastern Euphrates River region.