WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US-led coalition against the Islamic State (ISIL or Daesh) carried out 18 airstrikes against the terror group's positions in Syria and Iraq on Thursday, the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve said in a press release.
“In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets,” the release said on Friday. “Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and bomber and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets.”
Meanwhile in Iraq, the airstrikes were waged near five locations, including Ramadi and Mosul, and destroyed an Daesh headquarters, an Daesh fighting position, four vehicles as well as three rocket systems.
The US-led coalition of more than 60 nations has been conducting anti-IS airstrikes in Syria and Iraq since 2014. The Islamic State, known as Daesh in Arabic, is outlawed in the United States, Russia and numerous other countries.