A SUM of 62 civilians were killed and tens of others wounded after the U.S.-led coalition fighter jets bombed heavily residential areas and two mosques in Southeastern Deir Ezzur in the last 24 hours, the country’s state-run news agency reported Saturday.

SANA quoted local sources as reporting that the fighter jets had bombed al-Aliyat region in the small town of al-Souseh near the town of Albu Kamal in Southeastern Deir Ezzur and killed 15 civilians, including women and children.

It said that a sum of 37 civilians were killed and tens more were wounded in another air attack by the coalition jets on Othman Bin Afan mosque in al-Souseh.

SANA went on to say that the warplanes also targeted Amar Bin Yasser mosque in the village of Albu Daran, killing 10 civilians and wounding dozens of others.

The Arabic-language website of Sputnik quoted a military source as saying Thursday that 2 U.S.-led coalition F-15 fighter jets targeted the positions of Washington-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Eastern Deir Ezzur.

(SD-Agencies)