Earlier in the day, the Syrian news agency SANA reported that the coalition strike in the Deir ez-Zor province destroyed one of residential houses killing and injuring several people.
"On Oct. 24 a coalition strike destroyed facilities used by Daesh to launch attacks against our SDF partners in As Susah, Syria. One of the facilities used by Daesh as a command center for planning and conducting attacks was a mosque," Ryan said. "The ground force commander assessed only Daesh fighters were present at the command control center at the time of our strike."
"Daesh continues to violate the law of armed conflict and misuse religious sites. Coalition strikes will continue to target Daesh in the Middle Euphrates River Valley as the Coalition and SDF advance to defeat Daesh in their self-proclaimed caliphate," he added.
Ryan also said that the coalition takes seriously every instance of civilian casualties and investigates all credible claims.
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