US Military Launches Seven Airstrikes Against ISIS Targets in Iraq
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iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. military conducted seven more airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets across Iraq, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Wednesday.
One strike was northwest of the Haditha Dam and “destroyed an ISIL armed vehicle,” CENTCOM said in a statement, using one of several acronyms for the militant Islamic group.
“[T]wo airstrikes destroyed two ISIL armed vehicles northwest of Irbil, and four airstrikes southwest of Baghdad destroyed several small ISIL ground units and a small boat on the Euphrates River that was re-supplying ISIL forces in the area,” the statement continued.
The fighter, attack and remotely piloted aircraft used in the strikes all managed to exit the area safely.
With these latest attacks, which were conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday, CENTCOM says it has carried out 174 airstrikes across Iraq since Aug. 8.
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