U.S. Coalition-Led Airstrikes Exact A heavy Civilian Toll In Raqq

Smoke rises after an air attack during fighting between SDF members and ISIL fighters in Raqqa on Sunday [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]

Aol/Reuters: US-led strikes against ISIS kill more than 170 Raqqa civilians, sources say

AMMAN, Aug 22 (Reuters) - More than 170 civilians have been killed by U.S.-led strikes on Islamic State in Raqqa city in the past week, a spike in casualties since an offensive to oust the militants began more than two months ago, a war monitor and sources said.

The U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State said attacks on militant targets were conducted routinely and the allegation had been sent to their teams for assessment.

The monitoring group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 42 people, including 19 children and 12 women, were killed on Monday in strikes

that destroyed buildings where families were sheltering.

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More News on The High Civilian Toll From U.S. Led Airstrikes On Raqqa

U.S.-allied strikes allegedly kill 170 civilians in a week -- CBS/AP
More Than 100 Civilians Reported Killed by Coalition Airstrikes on Raqqa -- VOA
Syria war: 'Dozens of civilians killed' in Raqqa air strikes -- BBC
Monitor: U.S.-led airstrikes killed 42 civilians in Raqqa -- UPI
Activists: Coalition airstrikes leave 100 casualties in Raqqa in 4 days -- Iraqi News
Raqqa: US-led attacks 'kill 100 civilians' in 48 hours -- Al Jazeera
US-led air strikes blamed for surge in civilian deaths in Raqqa -- Financial Times
250 US-led strikes in, around Raqa in past week: coalition -- AFP

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