Thursday, August 31, 2017

UN warn of heavy casualties in Raqqa

The United Nations human rights chief has announced that civilians in
the Syrian city of Raqqa are paying an unacceptable price.

Both Syrian government forces and the U.S.-led coalition are trying to
expunge the so-called Islamic State from the city but the UN warns
that civilians are getting caught up in the fighting.

William Denselow reports from UN headquarters in New York.

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