"In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes consisting of 14 engagements using attack, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets," the release said on Monday. "Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted five strikes consisting of 21 engagements coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using attack, fighter, remotely piloted aircraft, and artillery against ISIL targets."
In Syria, the airstrikes were launched near four locations — Abu Kamal, Al Bab, Raqqa, and Deir ez-Zor — and destroyed five oil well heads, two oil storage tanks, a vehicle, a front-end loader, an ammunition factory, an oil pump jack and an oil storage tank.
The US-led coalition of 68 nations is conducting airstrikes against the Daesh in Syria and Iraq. The strikes in Syria are not authorized by the government of President Bashar Assad or the UN Security Council.
The Islamic State, also known as Daesh in Arabic, is outlawed in the United States, Russia and numerous other countries.
