<span style="color: #222222;">In Syria, at least 43 people were killed in air strikes by the US-led coalition on the pocket held by the Islamic State group in eastern part of the country. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that 17 children were among 36 Islamic State family members killed in Abu Husn village of Deir Ezzor province near the Iraq border. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Britain based monitor said, another seven victims had not yet been identified as either civilians or IS fighters. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The US-led coalition has been backing a Kurdish-Arab alliance called the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighting to expel the militants from the pocket around Abu Husn. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman said, it is the highest death toll in coalition air strikes since the SDF launched its attack against the IS pocket in September.</span><br />''