224 civilians dead in U.S.-led strikes in Raqqa siege, says watchdog

U.S.-led coalition airstrikes have killed at least 224 civilians since the Syrian forces it backs entered Islamic State (IS) bastion Raqqa a month ago, a monitor said on Thursday.

Arab and Kurdish fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces broke into Raqqa on June 6 after a months-long operation to encircle the northern city. “At least 224 civilians, including 38 children and 28 women, have been killed in air strikes by the global coalition on Raqqa since the SDF entered it,” said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.