A US-led coalition air strike has reportedly killed dozens of civilians sheltering in a school near the Syrian city of Raqqa.
At least 33 people died in Wednesday's attack on the small town of Mansoura, many of whom had fled fighting in other parts of the country, says the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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