According to Syrian opposition activists, 15 civilians were killed, including children because of a missile strike on the eastern city of Deir el-Zour, which is a government-held besieged neighborhood.
Source: www.cbc.ca
Two Syrians monitoring groups, Deir Ezzor 24 and Justice for Life, said the missile was dropped on Thursday evening into the Qusour neighborhood near the school. Among these 15 people, there are three women and three children. The Islamic State group was blamed because of the attack.
Deir Ezzor 24 also said the attack destroyed the school and a nearby residential building.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported about the attack, saying that the number of civilians killed at 13.
Syrian troops are fighting to liberate the parts of Syrian city from IS and broke a nearly three-year siege parts of Deir el-Zour last month.
( Audrey Ovellia )
Sources:
- AP News: https://www.apnews.com/b0a51fe5b74a41a9835c8649878e3c49/Monitors:-15-killed-in-missile-strike-on-eastern-Syria-city, accessed on Friday, 6 October 2017
- ABC News: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/monitors-15-killed-missile-strike-eastern-syria-city-50319469, accessed on Friday, 6 October 2017
- CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/syria-cluster-bomb-deaths-1.4181220, accessed on Friday, 6 October 2017

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