US launches 15 air strikes in Iraq and Syria
The US military and its allies hit Islamic State (Isis) forces with 15 air strikes in Iraq and Syria during a three-day period, the Guardian reported, citing US Central Command.
Thirteen attacks have been carried out in Iraq since Wednesday, while two more targeted Isis fighters in Syria.
The US-led air strikes in Syria hit an Isis fighting position and staging area near Kobani, as well as a tactical unit near Aleppo, Central Command said.
In Iraq, bunkers, vehicles, a bulldozer, and a fighting position were destroyed near Kirkuk, and a large unit and four tactical units also were hit in five air strikes. Near Mosul, two raids destroyed vehicles and a heavy weapon, while another tactical unit was hit near Ramadi.
Isis vehicles, tactical units, a fighting position, and a building were hit in strikes near the Iraqi cities of Ar Rutbah, Falluja, Al Qaim, and Baiji, Central Command said.