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US Strikes in Syria Target Daesh Tactical Units Near Tabqa

© REUTERS / StringerAn Islamic State militant uses a loud-hailer to announce to residents of Taqba city that Tabqa air base has fallen to Islamic State militants, in nearby Raqqa city August 24, 2014.
An Islamic State militant uses a loud-hailer to announce to residents of Taqba city that Tabqa air base has fallen to Islamic State militants, in nearby Raqqa city August 24, 2014. - Sputnik International
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The US-led coalition conducted 14 strikes consisting of 64 engagements against Daesh targets in Syria and Iraq on Thursday, including two tactical units near Tabqa, Operation Inherent Resolve said in a press release.

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters gesture while posing on a damaged airplane inside Tabqa military airport after taking control of it Daesh, west of Raqqa city, Syria, April 9, 2017 - Sputnik International
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Three additional strikes in Syria on Thursday damaged three Daesh supply routes near Deir ez-Zor, and four others near Raqqa engaged nine terrorist tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions.

"Near Tabqah, two strikes engaged two ISIS [Daesh] tactical units, destroyed a fighting position, and damaged a supply route," the release stated on Friday.

In Iraq, the coalition conducted five strikes consisting of 54 engagements near Mosul.

The strikes engaged five Daesh tactical units, destroyed four fighting positions, a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, a command-and-control node and a tunnel, and damaged five fighting positions and four supply routes.

 

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