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US-Led Coalition Destroys Multiple Daesh Oil Assets in Syria - Joint Task Force

© REUTERS / Ammar AbdullahDamaged trucks are pictured after an airstrike on a truck parking lot in the rebel-held town of Atareb in Aleppo province, Syria August 3, 2016
Damaged trucks are pictured after an airstrike on a truck parking lot in the rebel-held town of Atareb in Aleppo province, Syria August 3, 2016 - Sputnik International
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US-led coalition warplanes carried out 20 strikes against Daesh assets in Syria and Iraq on Thursday, July 13, according to a press release issued by the Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve.

A still image taken from a video released on the internet by Islamic State-affiliated Amaq News Agency, on April 18, 2017, purports to show the aftermath, said to be in al-Bukamal town, in Deir al-Zor province, after air strikes thought to have been directed by planes from a U.S.-led military coalition, Syria - Sputnik International
Dozens of Oil Assets Near Syria's Deir Ez-Zor Destroyed in US Coalition Strikes
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US-led coalition carried out 20 strikes consisting of 48 engagements against Daesh (ISIL/ISIS) terrorists in Syria and Iraq on Thursday, including multiple strikes on oil assets in Syria, the Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve said in a press release.

"Near Abu Kamal, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed 50 oil barrels, 12 oil refinement stills, and one vehicle," the release stated on Friday.

Furthermore, five Daesh oil tanks and a well-head were destroyed in two coalition strikes near Deir ez-Zor, according to the release.

Also, nine strikes near Raqqa destroyed three Daesh communication towers, a command and control node, and an artillery system. The strikes also engaged five Daesh tactical units and damaged three supply routes.

In Iraq, coalition forces conducted five strikes against three cities, including Mosul and Kirkuk, destroying fighting positions, Daesh-held buildings, a bunker, a supply cache, and engaging multiple tactical units.

The US-led coalition of 72 nations is conducting airstrikes, ground-based and rocket-propelled artillery fire against Daesh in Syria and Iraq. The strikes in Iraq are conducted in support of the Iraqi government, but those in Syria are not authorized by the UN Security Council or the government of President Bashar Assad.

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