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WASHINGTON, July 4 (KUNA) -- The US-led coalition against ISIL launched a total of 23 airstrikes in Syria and Iraq yesterday, the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) revealed in a statement on Saturday.
In Syria, bomber, attack, and fighter aircraft carried out 14 airstrikes, according to the statement.
Near Al Hasakah "six airstrikes struck five ISIL tactical units, destroying four ISIL vehicles, two ISIL structures, an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL excavator."
Near Aleppo "four airstrikes struck four ISIL staging areas."
Near Ain Al-Arab/Kobane "three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying seven ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle."
And near Tal Abyad "one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying an ISIL vehicle."
Meanwhile, in Iraq, attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft carried out nine airstrikes, as outlined in the statement;
Near Al Huwayjah "one airstrike destroyed an ISIL vehicle."
Near Fallujah "three airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units, destroying an ISIL anti-aircraft artillery, an ISIL fighting position and two ISIL bunkers."
Near Makhmur "one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL building."
Near Mosul "two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL building and an ISIL tunnel."
And near Sinjar the last two airstrikes "struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying two ISIL buildings, an ISIL cache and an ISIL light machine gun." (end)
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