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The coalition's activities in Syria are not authorized by the Syrian government, nor by the UN Security Council.
The Thursday airstrike by the US-led coalition on Syria's eastern province of Deir ez-Zor killed 11 members of one family, Syrian state broadcaster Al Ikhbariya reported. The coalition has pounded the town of Sha'afa.
In November, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported that the US-led coalition had used internationally prohibited cluster bombs in airstrikes on Hajin and Sha'afa. Previously, multiple Syrian media reports alleged that toxic white phosphorus munitions had also been used in the coalition's repeated attacks in the region.
The US Defense Department has dismissed the allegations as false, maintaining that the coalition's airstrikes in Syria conform with the laws of armed conflict.
The Syrian authorities have repeatedly urged the United Nations to take measures targeting the perpetrators of the attacks and put an end to the coalition's unauthorized presence in Syria.
Comment: It seems there was a brief respite for the people of Syria over Christmas and New Year but now the recalcitrant US-led coalition are back to business. It's little wonder Trump has yet to give a timeline for US withdrawal. Although he does appear determined to pull out at some point: Trump Flips Terrorism Narrative to Justify US Military Withdrawal From Syria And Afghanistan
Below is a brief list of US-led airstrikes on the country over the last few months: