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Airstrikes kill 4 civilians in Syria's Deir al-Zour: state TV

Xinhua, May 16, 2016 Adjust font size:

Four civilians were killed on Monday in airstrikes by a U.S.-led coalition on Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour, Syrian national TV reported.

The U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) carried out several airstrikes on the city of Bukamal in the countryside of Deir al-Zour, killing three children and a woman, the report said.

Bukamal has long been under IS control.

The U.S. coalition has been striking IS positions in Syria since September 2014. A year later, Russian air force also started bombing the terror group's positions in Syria.

The Syrian government has repeatedly dismissed U.S. airstrikes as ineffective, while hailing Russian raids as crucial in curbing the momentum of terror groups in the war-torn country. Endit