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US-led coalition hits mosque in Syria used by Islamic State

The coalition said it launched the strike in support of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces

AP Beirut Published 12.02.19, 10:48 AM
In this February 10, 2019 image from video provided by Hawar News Agency, ANHA, an online Kurdish news service, civilians flee fighting near Baghouz, Syria.

In this February 10, 2019 image from video provided by Hawar News Agency, ANHA, an online Kurdish news service, civilians flee fighting near Baghouz, Syria. AP

The US-led coalition says it has hit a mosque used by the Islamic State group as a command and control centre in eastern Syria.

The coalition said on Tuesday that it launched the strike in support of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, who are fighting to drive the extremists from their last tiny stronghold near the border with Iraq.

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It said the strike occurred on Monday as IS was using the mosque to direct attacks and employ suicide car bombs against the SDF.

The coalition's deputy commander, Maj. Gen. Christopher Ghika, was quoted in the statement as saying 'this mosque lost its protected status when ISIS deliberately chose to use it as a command and control centre”.

The SDF on Saturday launched its final push to clear the area after months of fighting.

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