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US-led coalition launches 31 air strikes against Isis forces in Syria and Iraq | US-led coalition launches 31 air strikes against Isis forces in Syria and Iraq |
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US forces and their allies staged 31 air strikes on Islamic State (Isis) forces in Iraq and Syria on Friday, the Combined Joint Task Force said. | US forces and their allies staged 31 air strikes on Islamic State (Isis) forces in Iraq and Syria on Friday, the Combined Joint Task Force said. |
Fighters, bombers and remotely controlled aircraft hit 16 targets in Syria while 15 strikes were carried out in Iraq, a statement said. | Fighters, bombers and remotely controlled aircraft hit 16 targets in Syria while 15 strikes were carried out in Iraq, a statement said. |
The 16 strikes in Syria were concentrated on an area near the city of Kobani and destroyed buildings, a staging area and several fighting positions. Two large Isis units and four tactical units also were hit. | The 16 strikes in Syria were concentrated on an area near the city of Kobani and destroyed buildings, a staging area and several fighting positions. Two large Isis units and four tactical units also were hit. |
Two air strikes near Al Hasakah and one near Ar Raqqah also caused damage. | Two air strikes near Al Hasakah and one near Ar Raqqah also caused damage. |
In Iraq, 15 air strikes hit near Al Asad, Sinjar, Mosul, Al Qaim, Baiji, Kirkuk and Tal Afar, destroying or damaging a rocket system, vehicles, tactical units and fighting positions, the statement said. | In Iraq, 15 air strikes hit near Al Asad, Sinjar, Mosul, Al Qaim, Baiji, Kirkuk and Tal Afar, destroying or damaging a rocket system, vehicles, tactical units and fighting positions, the statement said. |
Isis, meanwhile, claimed it carried out a suicide bombing south of Baghdad on Wednesday that targeted Sunni fighters who oppose the jihadists. Thirty-eight people were killed in the attack. | |
The bomber attacked the fighters, known as Sahwa, while they were gathering near a military base in Madain to receive their pay. At least 56 people were wounded. | |
Isis claimed the attack in a message posted online, and identified the bomber as Saifeddin al-Ansari. | |
US-led air strikes against Isis militants began in Iraq on 8 August and in Syria on 23 September. On Thursday, the father of a Jordanian pilot who was taken prisoner by Isis fighters after his jet came down near the Syrian city of Raqqa pleaded for his son to be well-treated. | |
The loss of the Jordanian plane was the first suffered by the US-led coalition. | The loss of the Jordanian plane was the first suffered by the US-led coalition. |
The group has executed captured Iraqi and Syrian Muslim soldiers, but the pilot’s father, Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh, said: “I direct a message to our generous brothers of the Islamic State in Syria: to host my son, the pilot Muadh, with generous hospitality. I ask God that their hearts are gathered together with love, and that he is returned to his family, wife and mother.” | |
He added: “We are all Muslims.” | He added: “We are all Muslims.” |