US-led coalition targets ISIL in Iraq, Syria
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United States Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon
The United States military has announced attacks on ISIL terrorists in Iraq and Syria.
The US and its allies targeted ISIL terrorists in Iraq with 17 strikes on Friday and five in Syria, said the Pentagon.
Four of the strikes in Iraq were near al-Rutbah, hitting an ISIL tactical unit and staging facility there, according to Reuters.
In Syria, four strikes hit four ISIL tactical units near Mar'a.
Since late September 2014, the US along with some of its allies has been conducting airstrikes purportedly against ISIL extremists inside Syria without any authorization from Damascus or the United Nations.
The air raids in Syria are an extension of the US-led aerial campaign against alleged ISIL positions in Iraq, which started in August last year. Many have criticized the ineffectiveness of the raids.
This is while the US and some of its regional allies, including Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, have lent staunch support to the Takfiri groups there.
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