(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The US-led coalition against ISIL launched a total 21 airstrikes in Syria and Iraq on Saturday, according to a statement by the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR).
In Syria, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft carried out four airstrikes, including locations close to Mar'a and Tal Abyadh.
Near Mar'a, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL bulldozer, an ISIL excavator, an ISIL front end loader and an ISIL VBIED (vehicle-borne improvised explosive device).
Near Tal Abyadh, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
Meanwhile in Iraq, bomber, fighter, fighter-attack, and remotely piloted aircraft carried out 17 airstrikes, near major cities like Mosul and Fallujah.
Near Bayji, where two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and terrain features denying ISIL a tactical advantage and destroyed four ISIL buildings.
Near Fallujah, where five airstrikes struck three ISIL staging areas and destroyed an ISIL building and an ISIL bunker.
Near Hit, where two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL homemade explosives cache.
Near Kisik, where one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
Near Mosul, where three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL training facility and an ISIL rocket firing position and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
Near Sinjar, where one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL heavy machine gun.
Near Tuz, where the last three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 26 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL weapons caches and an ISIL VBIED.
Where casualties are involved, however, the statement stressed that CJTF-OIR does not typically report any figures.
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