Death toll by US-led strikes in eastern Syria rise to 41

Death toll by US-led strikes in eastern Syria rise to 41

Syria has protested to the United Nations about an air strike by the US-led coalition against Daesh militants that killed forty-one civilians in Hajin area of Deir al-Zor region.

Syrian state media said the foreign ministry has informed the UN secretary general and president of the Security Council about the incident.

The coalition is supporting the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces against Daesh militants in the area near border with Iraq.