WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — In Syria, the airstrikes were near the towns of Mara and Manbij, and destroyed a Daesh bulldozer, five tactical units and two Daesh fighting positions.
"Attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft conducted seven strikes in Syria," the release stated on Friday. "Bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft and rocket artillery conducted nine strikes in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government."
The airstrikes in Iraq were carried out near seven towns, including Ramadi and Mosul, and destroyed a Daesh bunker, cave entrance, tactical units, machine guns, vehicles and rocket rails.
The US-led coalition of more than 60 nations has been conducting anti-Daesh airstrikes in Syria and Iraq since the summer of 2014.
Daesh is outlawed in the United States and Russia, among numerous other countries.
