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US Military Conducts 30 Airstrikes Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq

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GETTY 112114 FighterJet?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1416601790715Stocktrek Images/Thinkstock(TAMPA, Fla.) — The U.S. military continued its attack against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets in Iraq and Syria, launching 30 more airstrikes between Wednesday and Friday.

According to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), six of the strikes were in Syria, near Kobani. They destroyed four staging areas, two buildings and two tactical units, and suppressed a fighting position.

Another airstrike in Syria damaged a barrack near Ar Raqqah.

In Iraq, the remaining 23 airstrikes were spread out between Bayji, Sinjar, Kirkuk, al Asad, Mosul, Ramadi and Tal Afar, and destroyed various targets in those areas.

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


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