DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – Daesh, also known The Islamic State terrorist organization and prohibited in several countries including Russia, have shelled a school in the city of Deir az-Zor in northeastern Syria, killing nine children and injuring another 15, a source in the mayor’s office said Tuesday.
“Terrorists fired shells at a school in the Hrabish neighborhood. The shelling occurred this morning and nine children were killed,” the source told RIA Novosti.
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Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader Halqi and his cabinet expressed condolences to the families of those killed in the shelling, and condemned the Daesh atrocities. Earlier this week, three children were killed and another two wounded by a Daesh rocket attack in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
Apart from fighting the rebels in the ongoing conflict, government forces have had to counter extremist groups as well, including Daesh.
