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U.S., allies stage 17 strikes in Iraq, Syria against Islamic State: statement

Published 05/23/2016, 11:44 AM
Updated 05/23/2016, 11:50 AM
© Reuters. A plume of smoke rises above a building during an air strike in Tikrit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies conducted 17 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, the coalition leading the operations said.

In a statement released on Monday, the Combined Joint Task Force said seven strikes near four cities in Syria hit two tactical units, a weapons storage facility and destroyed two vehicles, a rocket rail, an improvised explosives facility and an oil pump-jack.

In Iraq, 10 strikes near five cities hit a communications control center, suppressed a heavy machine gun position and destroyed multiple fighting positions, among other targets, the statement said.

© Reuters. A plume of smoke rises above a building during an air strike in Tikrit

Near Fallujah, three bunkers, two tunnel entrances were destroyed and two weapons sites were hit, the statement added.

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