US-Led Coalition Conducts 25 Airstrikes Against Daesh in Iraq, Syria

According to the US Central Command the US-led coalition to fight Daesh terrorist group carried out 25 airstrikes on Sunday in Iraq and Syria.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US-led coalition against the daesh carried out 25 airstrikes on Sunday in Iraq and Syria, including near the city of Palmyra, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced in a statement.

"In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using ground-attack, attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against Daesh [Islamic State] targets," the statement said on Monday.

The coalition’s airstrikes were launched near four Syrian towns, including Al Shadaddi, Manbij, Mar’a and Palmyra, and destroyed multiple Daesh tactical units, fighting positions and weapons.

Iraqi towns, including Fallujah, Hit, Mosul and Sinjar, and destroyed multiple Daesh-assembly areas, fighting positions, six tunnel entrances, two bridges as well as a number of vehicles.

In Iraq, coalition forces carried out 16 airstrikes near nine cities, including the Daesh stronghold of Mosul.

Near Fallujah, coalition strikes destroyed the terrorist group’s fighting positions, three weapons caches, 20 rockets, a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device and other artillery and supplies.

The US-led coalition of nearly 60 nations has been conducting airstrikes against the Islamic State first in Iraq and later Syria since the summer of 2014.

The Daesh is a designated terror group that is outlawed in the United States, Russia and numerous other countries. It is a terrorist organization prohibited in many countries around the world, including the United States and Russia.