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Five air strikes hit territory controlled by Islamic State (Isis) in Syria near the Iraqi border on Wednesday, following overnight strikes on the group’s strongholds along the Turkey border. Five air strikes hit territory controlled by Islamic State (Isis) in Syria near the Iraqi border on Wednesday, following overnight attacks on the group’s strongholds along the Turkey border.
Rami Abdulrahman, who runs the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said warplanes had carried out raids west of the city of Kobani, also known as Ayn al-Arab, near Turkey, and Al-Bukamal on the Iraqi border.Rami Abdulrahman, who runs the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said warplanes had carried out raids west of the city of Kobani, also known as Ayn al-Arab, near Turkey, and Al-Bukamal on the Iraqi border.
It was not clear who had carried out the raids, but Adulrahman said the jets that struck Kobani flew in from the direction of Turkey.It was not clear who had carried out the raids, but Adulrahman said the jets that struck Kobani flew in from the direction of Turkey.
“The people there, the activists, say [the strikes] are probably the [international] coalition, not the regime,” Abdulrahman said, referring to the Syrian government. “The strength of the explosions are greater. Like yesterday.”“The people there, the activists, say [the strikes] are probably the [international] coalition, not the regime,” Abdulrahman said, referring to the Syrian government. “The strength of the explosions are greater. Like yesterday.”
A US-led alliance launched air strikes on Isis in Syria on Tuesday – an assault described by a US military spokesman as “only the beginning”.A US-led alliance launched air strikes on Isis in Syria on Tuesday – an assault described by a US military spokesman as “only the beginning”.
Last week Isis launched an offensive against the predominantly Kurdish town of Kobani, forcing more than 130,000 Syrian Kurds to flee to Turkey. Last week, Isis launched an offensive against the predominantly Kurdish town of Kobani, forcing more than 130,000 Syrian Kurds to flee to Turkey.
Al-Bukamal is one of the main border crossings between Iraq and Syria – a frontier Isis wants to erase after taking territory on both sides. Weapons seized by Isis in Iraq during an offence in June has been taken back across the border into Syria and helped the group take more land there. Al-Bukamal is one of the main border crossings between Iraq and Syria – a frontier Isis wants to erase after taking territory on both sides. Weapons seized by Isis in Iraq during an offensive in June has been taken back across the border into Syria and helped the group take more land there.
The area around Al-Bukamal has been the focus of heavy bombing by US-led forces. The Observatory said around 22 strikes hit the area on Tuesday. The area around Al-Bukamal has been the focus of heavy bombing by US-led forces. The Observatory said about 22 strikes hit the area on Tuesday.