US-Led Coalition Conducts 20 Anti-Daesh Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria

The US-led coalition air forces launched eight strikes in Syria and 12 strikes in Iraq against the Daesh targets, acording to Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US-led coalition against the Islamic State (ISIL or Daesh) carried out 20 airstrikes against the terror group’s positions in Syria and Iraq on Wednesday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve said in a press release.

“In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack and remotely piloted aircraft and rocket artillery against ISIL targets,” the release said. “Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq.”

The coalition airstrikes in Syria were launched near five locations of Abu Kamal, Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, Idlib, and Mara, and destroyed an oil pump jack, seven vehicles, two Daesh oil well heads, an oil tanker trucks, two fighting positions, as well as a heavy machine gun.

In Iraq, the airstrikes were waged near five locations, including Mosul and Sinjar, and destroyed two Daesh headquarters, two mortar systems, two fighting positions, a sniper position, an observation post, among other targets.

The US-led coalition of more than 60 nations has been conducting airstrikes against the Daesh in Syria and Iraq since 2014. However, the strikes in Syria are not authorized by the legitimate government of President Bashar Assad or by the United Nations Security Council.

The Daesh is outlawed in the Unite States, the Russia and other countries.