US Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria Have Cost $580 Million Since August 8
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peterfz30/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. has spent more than half a billion dollars on airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in just over two months.
According to the Pentagon, the cost of the strikes, which began on Aug. 8, has totalled $580 million as of Oct. 16. That figure represents $8.3 million per day — higher than the previous cost estimate, through Oct. 1, that totalled $424 million and $7.6 million per day.
What remains unclear is the cost of operations undertaken prior to the airstrikes, including the personnel and equipment sent to Iraq to improve security between June 16 and Aug. 8.
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