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23 more Syrians dead as US-led coalition bombs Daesh-held Raqqah
 [Iran Press TV] Nearly two dozen civilians have bit the dust when the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the ISIS Takfiri...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed... terrorist group conducted a series of aerial assaults in Syria’s holy warrior-held northern city of Raqqah. Local sources told Arabic-language Sky News Arabia television news network that The sources added that the victims were members of the same family, noting that thirteen children were among the dear departed. The attacks left a number of people injured as well. The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, in two separate letters sent to UN Secretary General António Guterres and rotating President of the UN Security Council Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta on Thursday, called on the United Nations ...a formerly good idea gone bad... to take on its responsibilities concerning the establishment of international peace and security to put an end to the US-led coalition’s crimes against innocent Syrians. The Syrian Foreign Ministry also accused the US-led coalition of using guided bombs and internationally-banned white phosphorus munitions in flagrant violation of international law and human rights One man's rights are another man's existential threat. principles. Earlier on Thursday, Syria’s official news agency, SANA, reported that the US-led military aircraft had bombarded residential buildings in the city of al-Jala, located along the Euphrates River and south of the eastern city of Dayr al-Zawr, as well as the towns of At-Tayana, al-Zabari, Boqruss and Subaikhan. The report added that six people, including three children, were killed in the attacks, noting that the Posted by: Fred 2017-08-19 |
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