Russian / Syrian government strikes kill 82 in eastern Syria
Reports say at least 82 people, including 58 civilians, have been killed in Russian and Syrian government air strikes on an area of eastern Syria controlled by Islamic State militants.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Russian and Syrian warplanes on June 25 targeted the region of Al-Quriyah, southeast of the city of Deir Ezzor.
It said 58 civilians were killed in the air strikes. It did not specify whether the 24 others killed were IS militants or civilians.
The monitoring group had first reported that 47 people, including 31 civilians, had died in the raids.
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Syrian Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said 31 civilians were identified among those killed, but that it was not immediately clear whether the 16 others were civilians or IS fighters.
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