US-led coalition kills 78 civilians in Raqqa

DAMASCUS - 22 August 2017: The US-led international coalition killed 78 civilians after carrying out airstrikes against residential neighborhoods in the Syrian city of Raqqa during the past 24 hours, according to SANA on Tuesday.

Sources said that the aircraft of the coalition fired rockets at al-Sakhani and al-Bado alleys and al-Tawasuaeh neighborhood in Raqqa city.

The sources added that the airstrikes left 78 civilians dead, in addition to destroying a number of residential buildings and infrastructure and causing material damage to the targeted areas.