WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Specifically, CENTCOM said the coalition struck Daesh tactical units near Al Shaddadi, Manbij and Mar’a, destroying fighting positions, staging facilities and several of the terror group’s vehicles. In Mar’a, strikes destroyed 12 Daesh fighting positions.
"In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL [Daesh] targets," the release stated on Thursday.
In Iraq, US forces coordinated 13 strikes with the Iraqi government, hitting Daesh positions in 10 towns. In Mosul, two strikes destroyed nine Daesh rocket rails, a vehicle and one of the group’s assembly areas, the statement noted.
