Many civilians killed in air strikes in Syria – US-led coalition says they "may have been behind"

The US-led coalition against the IS says that they or their allies could have been attacked in the region after the coalition was accused of standing behind.

The aerial attacks last Thursday occurred in an ice factory near the village of Al-Soussa. According to the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR) group in exile. Most of the 28 civilian victims were refugees from Iraq, while 26 Syrian and Iraqi IS warriors were also killed, according to the group.

SOHR, who receives information from a network of sources in Syria, says that it is not clear at the moment were flights from Iraq or the coalition led by the United States behind.

– The coalition and our partner forces may have carried out attacks in the Al-Soussa and Baghour Fukhani region, according to a written message from the coalition, which promises to investigate civilian casualty reports .

Assad condemns

The Syrian state news agency SANA reports the air strike. Last Thursday, SANA reported that more than 30 civilians had been killed in an attack by the US-led coalition against ISIS

The Justice Ministry in Damascus condemns the attack [19659002] – The coalition succeeds in killing innocent Syrians and destroys Syrian infrastructures.

Iraqi fighters have recently led attacks in the region, as have US planes supporting SDF, an alliance dominated by Kurdish rebel groups.

Desert al-Zor, a relatively oily province near the eastern border to Iraq is one of the few areas in Syria where the IS still exercises partial control

L & # 39 EI has been the target of two separate offenses in the province of Deir al-Zor on either side of the Euphrates. The forces of the Russian-backed regime chased the rebels out of areas west of the river, while the SDF, backed by the United States, fought for IS on the ground. east shore.

IS is driven out of Syrian cities, but analysts point out that they still have the ability to attack from their bases in the desert. Last month, dozens of regimental forces were killed when ISIS was attacked by Albu Kamal at Deir al-Zor