U.S. Continues Strikes Against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq

The United States Central Command said in
a statement on Wednesday that it
has continued its assault on Islamic State

militants this week carrying out 14 air
strikes in recent days in both Syria and Iraq.
Yahoo! News reposts that:
From Monday through Wednesday,
U.S. military forces launched three
strikes near the Syrian border town
of Kobani and one strike to the
north in Sinjar. The strikes hit a
small unit of militant fighters as
well as two fighting positions,
Central Command said.
In Iraq, the U.S. military along with
coalition forces conducted 10
strikes near Mosul, Bayji, Falluja,
Ramadi and Sinjar, according to
the statement. The strikes
destroyed Islamic State buildings
near Mosul, including one with a
generator used in oil production
and another where explosive
devices were manufactured, Central
Command said.
The other U.S-led strikes in Iraq
hit four small units of militant
fighters as well as various vehicles,
an Islamic State-occupied bunker,
an anti-aircraft artillery piece, and
a Islamic State checkpoint,
according to the statement.

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