DHAKA: At least 63 people, half of them civilians, were killed when Syrian war planes struck the northeastern city of Raqqa on Tuesday.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the war in Syria said this, reports the Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.

Syrian government officials were not immediately available for comment.

Rami Abdulrahman, who runs the Britain-based Observatory, said 10 war planes struck at least 10 times in Raqqa, a stronghold of the ultra-hardline group Islamic State.

“The majority of the strikes were in the eastern part of the city. At least 36 of those killed are civilians. As for the rest, we are not sure yet if they were fighters,” Abdulrahman said.

BDST: 0931 HRS, NOV 26, 2014