20 civilians killed in Syria’s Deir ez-Zour
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 13 November 2018
- Modified Date: 07:56 | 13 November 2018
At least 20 civilians were killed on Tuesday as a result of ongoing airstrikes in Syria's eastern Deir ez-Zour province, according to a local source.
The U.S.-led coalition forces pounded the Daesh-held Heccin area in the eastern outskirts of Deir ez-Zour with ground and airstrikes.
At least 20 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed during the attacks.
Syria has only just begun to emerge from a devastating conflict that began in 2011 when the Assad regime cracked down on demonstrators with unexpected ferocity.