Cost of US Airstrikes Targeting ISIS Surpasses $1 Billion

Published at 2:31 pm, December 19, 2014

pablographix/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The cost of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria has surpassed $1 billion, the Pentagon said Friday.

The U.S. has been conducting airstrikes targeting ISIS in Iraq since Aug. 8. Strikes in Syria began in September.

The Pentagon said Friday that the total cost of operations has reached $1.02 billion as of Dec. 11. The average daily cost is $8.1 million.