Xinhua News Agency, Damascus, November 17 According to the Syrian News Agency, on the 17th, the air raid carried out by the United States led international coalition in eastern Syria on the same day killed at least 40 Syrian civilians.

The news agency quoted local sources as saying that the League of Nations warplanes launched heavy air strikes on several villages near the town of Hakin, Deir Zur Province, eastern Syria, and at least 40 civilians were killed in the attack. There are many wounded trapped under the ruins, and rescue workers are difficult to reach the attack site, the death toll may rise.

According to the Syrian Human Rights Watch, headquartered in London, the United Kingdom, 43 civilians were killed in the air raid of the League of Nations on the 17th, including 29 women and children.

It is reported that recently, the "Syrian Democratic Army" led by the Kurdish armed forces in Syria launched a new round of offensive against the last territory controlled by the extremist organization "Islamic State". In order to support its ground military operations, the international coalition has increased its air strikes in this area.

The Syrian news agency reported that in the past week, the League of Nations launched air strikes on residential areas in Hakin Town, Shafa Town and other places in Deerzur Province, killing at least 100 civilians. The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a letter to the United Nations requesting "an independent investigation into crimes committed by the League of Nations".

In August 2014, the United States began to carry out air strikes against the "Islamic State" targets in Iraq, and expanded the scope of air strikes to Syria in September of that year. In the same month, the United States launched the formation of an international coalition against the "Islamic State". The Syrian government believed that the move was not authorized by the United Nations Security Council and accused the US led air raid of causing a large number of civilian deaths and injuries.