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US Conducts New Airstrikes on ISIS Targets in Syria

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There were a total of two airstrikes in Syria overnight along the border with Iraq. Four other airstrikes were conducted in Iraq, the official said.

These fresh airstrikes follow the U.S.-led coalition which began hitting ISIS targets in Syria Monday.

Fighter aircraft from Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia participated in Monday night’s airstrikes, Qatar played a supporting role in the airstrikes. The overwhelming majority of the munitions dropped over Syria in the airstrikes were from U.S. aircraft.

Monday’s airstrikes also targeted the Khorasan Group, an off-shoot of al Qaeda that has concerned U.S. security officials because of its plans to conduct attacks against the U.S.


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