US-Led Coalition Denies Reports it Killed Dozens in Syria

The U.S.-led coalition is denying reports that airstrikes it carried out in a part of eastern Syria held by the Islamic State group killed dozens of civilians. Syrian state media, a war monitor and an IS-linked news agency reported Saturday that coalition airstrikes killed 40 people, mostly women and children.   The coalition said in a statement late Saturday that it conducted 19 strikes in the area starting late Friday in support of ground operations against IS. It says all the...

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