19.07.2016(updated 1457 19.07.2016) get short url 2440 over 100 syrian civilians have been killed in us-led coalition airstrikes against daesh terrorist group near the city of manbij in the aleppo governorate a local source told sputnik on tuesday. damascus (sputnik) the strike was carried out on tuesday morning with women and children among the victims the source said. reuters rodi said anti-daesh forces get the better of terrorists in battle for manbij the us-led coalition of more than 60 nations has been carrying out airstrikes against the daesh in syria and iraq since the summer of 2014. manbij located between daeshs de facto capital of raqqa and the syrian-turkish border is a strategically important area for the terrorist group. syria has been mired in civil war since 2011 with government forces loyal to syrian president bashar assad fighting numerous opposition factions and extremist groups. the islamic state terrorist group also known as daesh in arabic is outlawed in the united states russia and many other nations. ... 440 related us-led coalition destroys 22 daesh positions near syrias manbij - centcom syrian arab coalition moves toward center of manbij occupied by daesh us-led coalition destroys 18 daesh positions near syrias manbij tags airstrikes us-led coalition civilian casualties syrian crisis manbij syria united states aleppo community standardsdiscussion comment via facebookcomment via sputnik news
us-led coalition airstrike kills over 100 civilians in manbij