Airstrikes target Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria — VIDEO
The US Defense Department released video of coalition airstrikes against Islamic State group locations in Iraq. The US says the airstrikes are helping to eliminate the threat posed by the Islamic State militants.
WASHINGTON — U.S.-led coalition launched 20 airstrikes in Syria since early Thursday, targeting 13 of them near the key border town of Kobani, where the Combined Joint Task Force said they hit eight units of Islamic State fighters.
In a statement on Friday, the task force said the strikes in Syria were also staged in areas near al Hasaka, Dayr az Zawr and Tal Harris.
The coalition also led 11 strikes against the militant group in Iraq since early Thursday, according to the statement.
The airstrikes follow 14 earlier strikes between early Wednesday and Thursday in Syria and Iraq, according to the task force.
