U.S., partners conduct 20 airstrikes against ISIL in Syria, Iraq

 

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) U.S. and partner-nation military forces continued to conduct airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL) forces in Syria and Iraq over the past two days, U.S. Defense Department said.During the period, fighter and bomber aircraft conducted a total of 14 airstrikes in Syria, and fighter aircraft conducted six airstrikes in Iraq, according to a statement released by the Defense Department.Airstrikes in Syria destroyed ISIL 12 fighting positions, two large units, five crude oil collection points, two armored vehicles and a shipping container, the statement said.Meanwhile, airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq destroyed four large units, two excavators and three vehicles. /End/