(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The US-led coalition continued to strike the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets in Syria and Iraq, with a total of 22 airstrikes conducted on August 15, the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) said in a statement released Sunday.
In Syria seven airstrikes were conducted near four locations: Near Al Hasakah, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL bunkers and two ISIL excavators.
Near Aleppo, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit. Near Ayn Isa, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and an ISIL resupply vehicle. Near Kobane (Ain Al Arab), one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.
In Iraq 15 airstrikes were conducted near eight locations: Near Al Qaim, one airstrike struck an ISIL staging facility. Near Bayji, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL VBIED.
Near Fallujah, four airstrikes struck land features denying ISIL a tactical advantage and destroyed two ISIL buildings, an ISIL VBIED, two ISIL heavy machine guns and an ISIL obstruction.
Near Habbaniyah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL vehicles and an ISIL fighting position. Near Makhmur, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar tube and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Mosul, four airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units and destroyed 10 ISIL excavators, six ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL anti-aircraft artillery piece, an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Ramadi, two airstrikes struck one large and one small ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL buildings and an ISIL fighting position. Near Sinjar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions.
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