Russian air strikes kill 34 civilians near Deir Az Zor

Russian air strikes kill 34 civilians near Deir Az Zor

At least 34 civilians, including nine children, have been killed in a Russian air raid on Euphrates River ferries near

Syria's Deir Az Zor city, according to a monitoring group.

Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the air strikes on Sunday targeted "more than 40 ferries" that left al-Boulil town southwest of Deir Az Zor for the eastern shore of the Euphrates.

No immediate response from Russian authorities was available.

Deir Az Zor province borders Iraq and is a strategic prize for both SDF and the Syrian regime army.

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Map of Syria locating Deir Az Zor

Al-Jazeera

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