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US-Led Coalition Launches 16 Airstrikes Against Daesh in Iraq, Syria

© AP Photo / French Air Force/ECPADThis photo released on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015 by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows a French army Mirage 2000 jet on the tarmac of an undisclosed air base as part of France's Operation Chammal launched in September 2015 in support of the US-led coalition against Islamic State group
This photo released on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015 by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows a French army Mirage 2000 jet on the tarmac of an undisclosed air base as part of France's Operation Chammal launched in September 2015 in support of the US-led coalition against Islamic State group - Sputnik International
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The US-led coalition against Daesh launched 16 airstrikes against the terror group’s positions and infrastructure in Iraq and Syria on Thursday, the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve said in a press release.

The US Air Force fighter jets - Sputnik International
US-Led Coalition Launches 32 Airstrikes Against Daesh in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — In Syria, the airstrikes were near the towns of Mara and Manbij, and destroyed a Daesh bulldozer, five tactical units and two Daesh fighting positions.

"Attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft conducted seven strikes in Syria," the release stated on Friday. "Bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft and rocket artillery conducted nine strikes in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government."

The airstrikes in Iraq were carried out near seven towns, including Ramadi and Mosul, and destroyed a Daesh bunker, cave entrance, tactical units, machine guns, vehicles and rocket rails.

The US-led coalition of more than 60 nations has been conducting anti-Daesh airstrikes in Syria and Iraq since the summer of 2014.

Daesh is outlawed in the United States and Russia, among numerous other countries.

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