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US Military Conducts 14 Airstrikes Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq

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Getty 101314 AirStrike?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1414601290522iStock/Thinkstock(TAMPA, Fla.) — The U.S. military conducted 14 more airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets in Syria and Iraq on Tuesday and Wednesday.

According to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), eight of the strikes were in Syria, near Kobani. They destroyed five fighting positions, a small unit, six vehicles, a building occupied by ISIS and a command and control node.

In Iraq, the remaining six airstrikes destroyed three small units near Fallujah, and one small unit and two vehicles near Sinjar.

CENTCOM said all the aircraft used in the attacks managed to exit the areas safely.


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