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Syria slams US coalition for destruction of bridges in east

September 29, 2016 at 8:47 pm

Smoke from explosions from the Israeli side of the border fence between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on 11 September 2016 [REUTERS/Baz Ratner]

The Syrian government today criticised the US-led coalition for destroying two bridges on the Euphrates river this week in areas held by Daesh hold in the east of the country.

Monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said warplanes most probably from the coalition hit the two bridges in Deir ez-Zor province on Tuesday and Wednesday, making them unusable.

The attacks “confirm the so-called international coalition’s intent to bomb and destroy Syrian infrastructure and economic and social establishments through repeated aggressive acts,” state TV quoted the foreign ministry as saying.

Syria’s ambassador to the UN Bashar Ja’afari said the bridges had been used by hundreds of thousands of civilians.

The Observatory said putting the bridges out of action would impede aid deliveries to areas in need and hamper movement of civilians.

The United States has been leading a campaign against Daesh in Syria’s east, supporting Arab and Kurdish fighters on the ground with airstrikes.