WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The coalition also conducted 15 airstrikes in Syria near the city of Manbij, hitting 14 Daesh tactical units and destroying eight fighting positions and six vehicles, among other targets.
"Near Dayr Az Zawr [Deir Ez-zor], two strikes destroyed 15 ISIL [Daesh] oil tankers," the release said on Thursday.
In Iraq, nine coalition airstrikes near six cities hit Daesh tactical units and fighting positions, as well as five assembly areas, 22 rocket rails and 22 rockets, according to the task force.
The US-led coalition of more than 60 nations has been carrying out airstrikes in Syria and Iraq since the summer of 2014.
The Iraqi operations are coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq, but the airstrikes in Syria are conducted without the approval of President Bashar Assad.
