US Led Coalition Conducts 19 Airstrikes against Daesh

The U.S.-led coalition battling Daesh conducted 19 airstrikes against the militant group in Iraq and Syria Sunday, the Combined Joint Task Force said Monday.

The task force said in a statement that 16 strikes in Iraq were concentrated near Ramadi and Mosul where they hit five of the militants’ tactical units and destroyed a weapons cache, a communications facility, four fighting positions, and three buildings, among other targets.

In Syria, the statement said, three strikes near Abu Kamal, Ar Raqqah, and Al Hawl destroyed two Daesh buildings, a vehicle used by the militants, and several cranes.

Source: SPA