At least 56 civilians were killed in strikes in Toukhan, north of the Isis stronghold of Manbij on Tuesday, and 21 were killed in air strikes on Manbij itself on Monday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group.<\/p>\n
Director of the Observatory, Rami Abdel-Rahman, told German news agency DPA: ?We believe that the raids, which were carried out Tuesday, were by US [or] allied planes?but it was by mistake.??The Observatory said the dead from Tuesday’s air strike included 11 children.?<\/p>\n
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The president of the opposition Syrian National Coalition,?Anas al-Abdah, called for a suspension on the US-coordinated air strikes while the deaths are investigated, and warned that civilian casualties at the hands of the US-led air campaign would ?prove to be a recruitment tool for terrorist organisations.?<\/p>\n
In a letter to foreign ministers working with the US-led intervention, Mr Abdah said: ?It is essential that such investigation not only result in revised rules of procedure for future operations, but also inform accountability for those responsible for such major violations.?<\/p>\n
The total number of civilians killed in strikes near Manbij since May stands at 167, according to the Syrian Observatory.<\/p>\n
Syria?s foreign ministry has claimed that Tuesday?s air strike on Toukhar was carried out by French warplanes, while it claimed Monday?s attack was by the US.<\/p>\n
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The president of the opposition Syrian National Coalition,?Anas al-Abdah, called for a suspension on the US-coordinated air strikes while the deaths are investigated, and warned that civilian casualties at the hands of the US-led air campaign would ?prove to be a recruitment tool for terrorist organisations.?<\/p>\n
In a letter to foreign ministers working with the US-led intervention, Mr Abdah said: ?It is essential that such investigation not only result in revised rules of procedure for future operations, but also inform accountability for those responsible for such major violations.?<\/p>\n
The total number of civilians killed in strikes near Manbij since May stands at 167, according to the Syrian Observatory.<\/p>\n
Syria?s foreign ministry has claimed that Tuesday?s air strike on Toukhar was carried out by French warplanes, while it claimed Monday?s attack was by the US.<\/p>\n
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