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At least 14 civilians were killed on Saturday in US-led coalition air strikes on the Islamic State (IS) group's last holdout in eastern Syria, a monitor said.
"Fourteen civilians, including five children under the age of 18, were killed in the coalition air raids on the villages of Hajin, Sousa and Al-Shaafa" in eastern Deir Ezzor province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
"The death toll is likely to rise due to the number of seriously wounded," Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP. At least 9 IS militants were killed in the raids, he added.
According to a local report, the coalition concentrated most of the air strikes on the IS stronghold of Hajin, which is located east of the Euphrates River, the AMN website reported.
During the assault, the coalition struck a civilian neighborhood, killing at least 15 civilians inside the town, state-owned Al-Ikhbariya TV reported.
Since 2014, the US-led coalition has taken direct responsibility for more than 1,100 civilian deaths in Syria and Iraq, but rights groups estimate the number to be much higher.
Source: Middle East Eye