MOSCOW, January 24 (Sputnik) — The international US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) has launched 26 airstrikes against the militants' positions in Syria and Iraq in one day, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Saturday.
The United States and its allies have “continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct 13 airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 13 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorist,” CENTCOM said in a statement on its official website.
In Iraq, airstrikes destroyed the Islamic State’s weapon production facility near the western town of Al Qaim. Five coalition airstrikes hit the Mosul region, destroying a number of IS positions, including two roads. In the city of Tal Afar, a cantonment area, two checkpoints and several vehicles have been destroyed. More of the militants' vehicles and shipping container were targeted near the city of Erbil.
The airstrikes were carried out within 24 hours from January 23 to January 24, CENTCOM informed.
The US-led coalition began launching airstrikes against IS, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in Iraq in August, expanding the attacks to include the militants' targets in Syria in September. Islamic State fighters have seized vast areas in both countries, imposing strict Sharia law and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.
