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'US coalition bombs randomly, hitting civilians rather than ISIS,' claim Raqqa refugees

'US coalition bombs randomly, hitting civilians rather than ISIS,' claim Raqqa refugees | 23 June 2017 | Civilian casualties from the US-supported operation to retake Raqqa are mounting daily, while those fortunate enough to survive and flee the ISIS-held city have accused the American-led coalition of "haphazard" bombardment allied to the indiscriminate use of white phosphorus...On Wednesday alone, US-coalition forces conducted 14 strikes against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL [but still I-CIA-SIS]) "tactical units" in the area. But while the American-led coalition insists that it is targeting terrorist positions, civilians routinely end up dead or wounded. The US-led alliance is "haphazardly bombing everyone" in Raqqa, a woman who was brought into a hospital in Qamishli, a city in northeastern Syria, told RT's Ruptly video agency.