104 civilians, nearly half of them children and women killed by the international coalition warplanes since the beginning of Manbij m military operation
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights was informed by several reliable sources that 21 civilians at least were killed by bombing by the warplanes of the international coalition on the city of Manbij and its surroundings during the past hours, where 15 civilians at least were killed in the airstrikes which targeted areas in the northern outskirts of al-Hazwanah neighborhood in Manbij city, while 6 civilians were killed (including 2 brothers and a man and 2 of his children) were killed bombing by the coalition on al-Tokhar village north of the city, rising to 104, including 29 children, 16 citizen women and 8 prisoners, the number of Syrian civilian citizens who were killed by the international coalition’s warplanes in the city of Manbij and its surroundings since the 31st of May 2016, also two children and a man died due to an explosion of mines and shooting by the “Islamic state” in the vicinity Manbij city and its countryside, bringing to 137, including 39 children and 26 citizen women, the number of civilian citizens who were killed in shelling by the “Islamic State”, the fire of their snipers, heavy machineguns and mines explosion planted by ISIS in the city and its outskirts and the countryside, and in shelling by the Syria Democratic Forces and the gunshots of their snipers, and as a result some of an in injury in a car bomb explosion in the countryside and the city, since the end of May 2016 until today the 18th of July 2016.
We in the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights call upon the international coalition to be very careful in the military operation of Manbij, due to the presence of tens of thousands of civilians inside Manbij city, which –in case it was targeted by inaccurate air and missile strikes– will cause tens of new massacres against civilians, of whom 104 at least were killed, including 45 children and citizen women, also we renew our condemnation of the targeting of civilians by the coalition, which their missile strikes and warplanes’ bombing in areas of Syria have resulted in the death of hundreds of Syrian civilians, including tens of children and women, and we strongly emphasize that the shelling, targeting and the military operations should be out of civilian areas, where mainly civilian Syrians were killed, wounded and displaced as a result of the shelling that targeted areas of their presence, while the international community continues to its awful silence toward the Syrian people’s pain, and their hopes of reaching a country of justice, equality, democracy and freedom, And to put their murderers to trials in the specialized courts so they and their commanders and instigators get their punishment.