Russian air strikes kill 16 civilians in Syria

In Syria, at least 16 civilians, including several children, have been killed in air strikes believed to have been carried out by Russian jets in Deir Ezzor province. 

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, the civilians were killed as they tried to cross the Euphrates river near the town of Abu Kamal.The eastern province is



partly controlled by the Islamic State terror group, which is under pressure from several fronts in war-torn Syria. Abu Kamal is one of the few remaining urban strongholds of IS in Syria.

More than 330,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict erupted in March 2011 with anti-government protests.