The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Warplanes shell and destroy a school in al-Bukamal city near the borders with Iraq

Deir Ezzor province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:: Violent explosions rocked the city of al-Bukamal on Friday night, the 11th of August of 2017, caused by the shelling of warplanes, whether they belong to the International Coalition or Russian is not known, targeted Fayez Mansour school in the city of al-Bukamal in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, which caused the destruction of the school, and there is no information so far about casualties caused by the shelling.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on Friday night that it learned that warplanes, whether they belong to the International Coalition or Russian is unknown, targeted a house seized by the “Islamic State” organization in the village of Zabari in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, which was taken by the organization as a warehouse for explosive devices. The targeting of the house caused heavy and successive explosions and successive as a result of the explosion of the IEDs, and the aerial bombardment and explosions killed at least 4 members of the “Islamic State” organization. It worth mentioning that warplanes affiliated to the International Coalition carried out airstrikes at today’s dawn on areas on the border with Iraq in the countryside of al-Bukamal city in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, and there is no information about injuries.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published yesterday that sounds of explosions were heard in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, caused by 3 airstrike on the area that were carried out by warplanes, whether they are Russian or affiliated to the International Coalition is not known, where the first and the second airstrikes targeted Abdul Ghafur Mullah school, while the third airstrikes targeted the hospital of Nuri al-Said, leaving several injured, and the SOHR published yesterday that warplanes renewed their airstrikes on areas in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, and the SOHR learned that airstrikes were carried out by warplanes that were not known whether they were Russian warplanes or belong to the International Coalition, they targeted civilian houses in the city which caused the death of a child and wounded several people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published 5 days ago that two children were killed and about 40 others were seriously injured, as a result of the simultaneous airstrikes by warplanes on areas in the city, the first raid targeted the Women’s Hospital and the Countryside Rehabilitation Center and nearby houses, while the second raid targeted Rumaila neighbourhood, also the third raid targeted areas in the vicinity of the City Bridge on the Euphrates River, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation.