More human losses raise the death toll of civilian Syrians to 830 in about 7 weeks of the grand battle of Al-Raqqah

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of 8 citizens: 3 brothers, one of them with his son, and another man with his 2 sons and a young man, all of them are of one family, and they were killed in the raids that targeted the southern part of Al-Raqqah city in the last 24 hours, where it rose to at least 280 including an SOHR activist, the number of Syrian civilians who were documented by the SOHR since the 5th of June 2017 until today the 19th of July 2017. Fatalities included at least 41 children below the age of eighteen and 34 female citizens above eighteen killed in al-Raqqah city, and 16 civilians including 3 children and 4 women were killed airstrikes on the eastern countryside of al-Raqqah. In addition, airstrikes left hundreds of civilians injured, with various degrees of severity, some of whom had their limbs amputated, some were left with permanent disabilities and some are still in a critical condition, which means that the death toll is still likely to rise. Moreover, the intensive shelling that targeted the city, its surroundings and outskirts destroyed tens of houses and public utilities.

Also 384 ISIS members at least including local commanders and group commanders, were killed as a result of the airstrikes carried out by the International Coalition warplanes, the intensive shelling on Al-Raqqah city and its outskirts, and the military operations carried out by the “Euphrates Wrath” Operation Forces which consist of the Syria Democratic Forces and the Syrian Elite Forces backed by the US Special Forces with the support of the International Coalition warplanes. Confirmed information was also reported about the death of more members and the injury of tens of others.

In addition, the SOHR documented the death of 166 fighters of the “Euphrates Wrath” Operation Forces, including 2 the Syrian Elite Forces and 3 fighters (British, American and Georgian nationals), the rest are from the SDF, which are formed from fighters of YPG and Al-Manbij Military Council, who died in bombings, shelling and clashes with ISIS in Al-Raqqah city and at the southern banks of the Euphrates.