US Confirms 67 Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria
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Michael Fitzsimmons/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — U.S. forces conducted 67 airstrikes in Syria and Iraq between Monday and Wednesday.
According to U.S. Central Command, six strikes in Syria and 61 in Iraq were conducted in the three-day span. Forty-five of the strikes in Iraq were conducted in support of the Peshmerga and Iraqi security forces operating in the region, targeting approximately 50 targets.
The strikes, led by the U.S., also involved 11 other nations, including the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Australia, Belgium and Canada.
A defense official confirmed to ABC News that 45 airstrikes were in support of a Peshmerga offensive near Sinjar in northwest Iraq. That area is controlled by ISIS, and a highway in the area is believed to be used by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria to supply its forces in Mosul and other areas of Iraq.
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