31 more airstrikes target ISIL facilities in Syria, Iraq

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (KUNA) -- The US-led coalition against ISIL launched a total of 31 airstrikes in Syria and Iraq between 8 a.m. on Thursday, and 8 a.m. on Friday, local time, the Combined Joint Task Force for Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) announced in a statement. In Syria, attack, fighter, bomber, and drone aircraft launched 20 airstrikes: near Al Hasakah, where "three airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL armored vehicle and an ISIL VBIED (vehicle-borne improvised explosive device)," near Dayr az Zawr, where one airstrike "struck a crude oil collection point," and near Ain Al-Arab/Kobane, where "13 airstrikes struck an ISIL large tactical unit, eight ISIL tactical units, three ISIL fighting positions and destroyed 21 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL staging areas, two ISIL tanks and three ISIL vehicles," CJTF-OIR affirmed.
The operation continued near Tal Harris, where the final three airstrikes "struck three ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL checkpoint," the statement said.
In Iraq, attack, fighter, and drone aircraft launched 11 airstrikes: Near Al Asad, where "three airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL building," near Fallujah, where one airstrike "struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building," and near Mosul, where "two airstrikes struck an ISIL checkpoint and an ISIL vehicle," the statement said.
The operation continued near Hit in Al Anbar Province, where one airstrike "stuck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle," near Ramadi, where "three airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL buildings and an ISIL armored vehicle," and near Rawah, where the final airstrike "destroyed an ISIL armored vehicle," CJTF-OIR concluded. (end) ys.ibi