US coalition targets ISIS with 17 strikes
WASHINGTON - The United States and its allies staged 17 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Tuesday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement released on Wednesday.The Combined Joint Task Force said 15 strikes near five Iraqi cities hit seven of the militant group@@@s tactical units. Nine of the strikes were centered near Ramadi, where they destroyed two buildings, 10 fighting positions, an improvised explosive device and a tunnel used by Islamic state, it added.In Syria, two air strikes near Ayn Isa hit an Islamic State tactical unit and destroyed two of the group@@@s fighting positions, the statement said.ByREUTERS06/08/2025 07:57 AMByREUTERS06/08/2025 05:36 AMByMAARIV06/07/2025 02:33 PMByWALLA!06/07/2025 11:18 AMByREUTERS06/07/2025 03:25 AM