(Zaman Al Wasl)- U.S.-led coalition airstrikes killed at least 20 people in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor in the past 48 hours, targeting the last ISIS-held town near the Iraqi border, local activists and ISIS news agency reported Thursday.
Amaq agency said the strikes in support of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have also destroyed the main bakery in Hajain town.
More than 40 civilians, including 20 women and 7 children, have been killed by the U.S. airstrikes in February.
In its turn, the SDF said its fighters had pressed new gains, taking control of the village of al-Bahra.
Local activists have accused the SDF fighters of expelling displaced people from the government buildings and utilities in the eastern countryside.
The move will increase the suffering of hundreds of people in the eastern province, activists say. The displaced can not afford rent or any expense as the SDF seeks to take the former regime buildings for its benefit.
The YPG-led alliance has uprooted Daesh (Islamic State from most of Deir Ezzor province, just few pockets still held by the militant group at the Iraqi border.
Zaman Al Wasl
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