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(Previous Incident Code: S1780)
An unspecific number of civilians were killed and injured, in renewed US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al Baghouz camp. All sources blamed the Coalition for the strikes.
Reportage by @banipon9 showed images and footage of “charred” civilians due to the use of internationally banned phosphorous bombs.
According to Sana news “claiming the lives of a number of citizens, most of them were women and children”.
Both Al alam and the Step News Agency reported that “white phosphorus” was used in the strikes.
Al Baghouz, near the Syrian-Iraqi boarder, has endured shelling by the Coalition for an extended period of time now.
The following day on the 8th of March, it was reported by Al alam News that the number of civilians was likely to rise, with no specific details.
In June 2019 the Coalition announced that it had assessed this allegation of civilian harm as non-credible, noting “After a review of available information, it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area that corresponds to the report of civilian casualties.”