Fifteen civilians were killed and 20 others were injured on Friday in Syrian regime airstrikes on Daesh-held Tadmur city, a local source said. “[Regime] air forces launched more than 25 raids as civilians headed to Friday prayer,” a local source told Anadolu Agency.
The raids targeted the eastern and western neighbourhoods in the city, forcing many residents to flee their homes, the source added. The injured were taken to Raqqa – Daesh’s stronghold in Syria – because of the lack of medical facilities in Tadmur.
Daesh had seized control of Tadmur in May after clashes with Syrian regime forces that resulted in their withdrawal from the area, including from Palmyra, a UNESCO world heritage site.
Syria’s devastating civil conflict, now in its fifth year, has left tens of thousands of people dead and millions displaced. The conflict, which has left the country divided between several heavily-armed warring factions, has served as a breeding ground for Daesh, which currently controls significant portions of both Syria and Iraq.