WASHINGTON - US forces staged four air strikes on Islamic State militants in Syria on Tuesday and allies joined in nine strikes on the group in Iraq , the US Central Command said.
In Syria, US attack and fighter aircraft went after targets near the border city of Kobani, destroying a small Islamic State unit and four fighting positions.
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Other strikes were staged west of Baghdad, near Sinjar and northwest of Haditha.