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Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered initially reported 7 victims killed \u201cin the international coalition raids and Kurdish militia artillery.\u201d<\/em> It later released an updated casualty assessment, counting 23 victims as victims of \u201ca massacre committed by the international coalition.\u201d<\/em> RBSS identified 16.<\/p>\n Local Coordination Committees in Syria reported a lower total in the village of 9 and attributed their deaths to SDF forces. The Syrian Network also reported shelling, describing the incident as a \u201cmassacre.\u201d<\/em> The Syrian Observatory blamed the Coalition and put the final death toll at 20, including 9 women and 2 chidlren. It noted clashes in the area between the SDF and ISIL.It cited an eyewitness: \u201c\u201cWe were sitting in our houses in the village of al-Haisha as we used to hear the sounds of the coalition warplanes flying over the town. 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