US-Led Coalition Says Only IS Fighters Killed in Deir Ez-Zor Village Strike

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 25th October, 2018) The initial assessment by the US-led coalition indicated that its strike conducted earlier in the day in the Syrian village of as-Susah killed only Islamic State (Daesh, banned in Russia) terrorists and no civilians were harmed, Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Col. Sean Ryan told Sputnik on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, the Syrian news agency SANA reported that the coalition strike in the Deir ez-Zor province destroyed one of residential houses killing and injuring several people.

"On Oct. 24 a coalition strike destroyed facilities used by Daesh to launch attacks against our SDF partners in As Susah, Syria. One of the facilities used by Daesh as a command center for planning and conducting attacks was a mosque," Ryan said. "The ground force commander assessed only Daesh fighters were present at the command control center at the time of our strike."