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Task force: Seven US-led coalition air strikes target Islamic State

WASHINGTON - The United States and its coalition partners conducted seven air strikes in Syria and Iraq against Islamic State militants since early Wednesday, according to the Combined Joint Task Force leading the operation.
Four air strikes in Iraq, approved by Iraq's military, struck near Bayji, Fallujah, Sinjar and Ramadi, the coalition said in a statement on Thursday. Three air strikes in Syria hit near the key border town of Kobani, it said.