At least 12 people killed after airstrikes in Syria

Raqqa, known as the de facto capital of the Islamic State terror group, was hit by strikes by US-led coalition

People walk at a site hit by an airstrike in the rebel-held Tafas town, in Deraa Governorate on Monday. Photograph: Alaa Al-Faqir/Reuters

People walk at a site hit by an airstrike in the rebel-held Tafas town, in Deraa Governorate on Monday. Photograph: Alaa Al-Faqir/Reuters

At least 12 people have been killed in air strikes on the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State terror group, the state news agency and an opposition monitoring group said.

State news agency Sana reported on Tuesday that women and children were among the dead after the strikes by the US-led coalition.

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