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WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (KUNA) -- The US-led coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL) on Friday launched a total of 30 airstrikes on targets in Syria and Iraq, the Combined joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) announced Saturday.
In Syria, fighter-attack, attack, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft launched 11 airstrikes, as outlined in the statement: Near Al Hasakah, five airstrikes struck two ISIL large tactical unit and three ISIL small tactical units and destroyed four ISIL motorcycles and an ISIL resupply area"; and near Aleppo, two airstrikes struck an ISIL large tactical unit and an ISIL tactical unit;
Near Deir Az-Zour, two airstrikes destroyed two ISIL buildings and two ISIL vehicles;" and near Ain Al-Arab/Kobane, two airstrikes struck two ISIL large tactical units and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions.
Meanwhile in Iraq, attack, fighter-attack, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft carried out 19 airstrikes, as outlined in the statement: near Al Qaim, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit; near Habbaniyah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL recoilless rifle; and near Haditha, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL sniper position.
Near Makhmur, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position; near Mosul, six airstrikes struck five ISIL staging areas and destroyed three ISIL fighting position; and near Ramadi, four airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL mortar system, three ISIL vehicles and ISIL IED [improvised explosive device] materials.
Near Sinjar, three airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and two ISIL light machine gun positions and destroyed an ISIL light machine gun and three ISIL fighting positions; and near Tal Afar, an airstrike "struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL light machine gun and an ISIL fighting position.
The CJTF-OIR does not typically report any casualty figures. (end)
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