US and coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely-piloted aircraft to conduct 13 airstrikes, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve announced on Wednesday.
Separately, US and coalition military forces conducted 10 airstrikes in Iraq using same means, the announcement said. All strikes took place between 8 am Tuesday and 8 am Wednesday local time, it said.
In Syria near Kobani, 10 airstrikes struck seven ISIL tactical units and a large ISIL unit and destroyed eight ISIL staging positions, 13 ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL vehicles, the statement said. Near Abu Kamal, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL bunker; near Ar Raqqah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL weapon cache and destroyed an ISIL guard facility, it added.
In Iraq near Tal Afar, three airstrikes struck a large ISIL unit and two ISIL logistic routes and destroyed an ISIL armored vehicle, two ISIL vehicles, five ISIL buildings, an ISIL shipping container, three ISIL heavy weapons, an ISIL bridge, five ISIL road crossings, and an ISIL improvised explosive device, the statement said.
Near Al Qaim, an airstrike destroyed two ISIL bunkers and a buried ISIL structure; near Al Asad, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building; near Bayji, an airstrike destroyed two ISIL buildings; near Ramadi, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL buildings; and near Mosul, three airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units and an ISIL checkpoint and destroyed an ISIL building, an ISIL heavy weapon and two ISIL vehicles, it concluded.