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Five civilians killed in US-led airstrike in Syria's Dayr al-Zawr

Wednesday, 05 December 2018 10:11 PM [ Last Update: Thursday, 06 December 2018 1:16 AM ]

In this undated file picture released by the US Department of Defense, a pair of US-led coalition military aircraft flies in the sky after airstrikes against purported Daesh targets in Syria.

At least five civilians have been killed in eastern Syria during a new airstrike by the US-led coalition, the Syrian state-run SANA news agency reported.

The attack targeted Hajjin village in the province of Dayr al-Zawr on Wednesday. Dozens of people were also wounded as a result of the bombardment.

Since 2014, the United States and its allies have been carrying out airstrikes against purported Dash positions in Syria without the United Nations’ authorization.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights recently reported that the air raids killed as many as 206 civilians in Dayr al-Zawr only in November.

The US-led airstrikes have also resulted in the injury of hundreds of civilians, some of whom suffered permanent disabilities and had to have their limbs amputated.

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The US coalition’s airstrikes in Syria are aimed at highlighting the necessity of Washington’s presence there, a political analyst says.

This comes as Damascus has repeatedly demanded a halt to the US-led bombing campaign, calling it a violation of its sovereignty.

Recently, the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates addressed the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the former rotating president of the UN Security Council Ma Zhaoxu in two separate letters and asked them to fulfill their responsibilities and stop US-led aerial assaults.

The ministry also called on the world body to propose an international, independent and impartial mechanism to investigate the crimes being perpetrated by the so-called US-led coalition.

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