Syria: Air strikes on Islamic State bastion of Raqqa kill 53 people, mostly civilians
Syrian air strikes against the northern Islamic State bastion of Raqqa on Saturday killed 53 people, a monitor said, updating an earlier toll and adding that at least 31 of the dead were civilians.
“We have documented the deaths of 31 civilians, among them five women and three children, in Raqqa and its surroundings,” said Syrian Observatory for Human Rights director Rami Abdel Rahman.
Another 15 fighters were confirmed dead in a string of eight air strikes, as well as seven other unidentified people.
Eight of the civilian victims were from one family, said Abdel Rahman.