29 Mar 2024
Saturday 23 July 2016 - 15:30
Story Code : 223940

US airstrikes leave over a dozen civilian casualtis in Syria



More than a dozen civilians are dead or injured afterUS warplanes launchfresh airstrikes in Syrias northern province of Aleppo.

Local sources said warplanes hit targets in al-Nawajah village east of of Manbij on Saturday, leaving at least 15 people dead orinjured.

Some of the wounded victims are said to be in a critical condition, the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rightssaid in a statement from London.

The fresh attack comes shortly after at least 140 civilians were killed in French and US airstrikes in Manbij on Tuesday and Wednesday.

According to the Syrian Foreign Ministry, French warplanesstruck the village of Tukhan al-Kubra north of Manbij, killing 120 civilians. The fatalities came a day after a US airstrike killed 20 civilians in Manbij.

Last month, at least 45 civilians were killed in two separate US-led airstrikes in the Syrian city, which is mostly populated by the Kurdish community.

On Thursday, opposition groups in Syriacalled on the US and allies to suspend airstrikesfollowing the deaths of some 140 civilians in Aleppo untilan investigation is completed into the deaths.

The Syrian government has written to the United Nations, asking the world body to condemn the airstrikes which are carried out withoutauthorization from Damascus or aUN mandate.

The US-led coalition has been backing the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab forces, to capture Manbij since last May.

Thecoalition has also been conducting airstrikes against purportedDaesh targets inside Syria since September 2014.

The Syrian government has criticized the unauthorized aerial campaign, saying it has damagedthe country's infrastructure instead of making a dent in the Takfiri group's capabilities.

By Press TV

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