Middle East

US and allies carry out 39 air strikes on Islamic State

Jets and drones hit 19 targets in Syria and 20 in Iraq

A pair of US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes in Syria earlier this year. Photograph: Senior Airman Matthew Bruch/Reuters/US Air Force/Handout
A pair of US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes in Syria earlier this year. Photograph: Senior Airman Matthew Bruch/Reuters/US Air Force/Handout
Fri Dec 26 2014 - 21:36

US forces and their allies staged 39 air strikes on Islamic State forces in Iraq and Syria over the past two days.

Fighters, bombers and remotely controlled aircraft hit 19 targets in Syria while 20 strikes were carried out in Iraq, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Friday.

In Syria, 17 strikes were concentrated on an area near the city of Kobani and destroyed several Islamic State buildings, vehicles and fighting positions.

Two air strikes near Hasakah and one near Raqqa also caused damage.

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In Iraq, the strikes hit near Al Asad, Sinjar, Mosul, Al Qaim, Baiji, Kirkuk, Falluja and Tal Afar, the statement said. – (Reuters)