US-led coalition carries out 12 air strikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria
The US-led coalition fighting Islamic State (Isis) militants in Iraq and Syria carried out 12 air strikes on Saturday, according to a statement. The Combined Joint Task Force said six strikes near the besieged Syrian town of Kobani on the Turkish border destroyed Isis buildings, fighting positions and vehicles. In Iraq, targets including buildings, vehicles […]The US-led coalition fighting Islamic State (Isis) militants in Iraq and Syria carried out 12 air strikes on Saturday, according to a statement. The Combined Joint Task Force said six strikes near the besieged Syrian town of Kobani on the Turkish border destroyed Isis buildings, fighting positions and vehicles. In Iraq, targets including buildings, vehicles and an Isis refinery were hit in six strikes near Al Asad, Mosul, Falluja, Al Qaim and Baiji, the statement said. A monitoring group said Isis had lost ground around Kobani, where Kurdish fighters now control more than 60% of territory. The town has become a symbol of resistance against Isis, which has seized large parts of Syria and Iraq, committing widespread atrocities.
The jihadists launched a major offensive in mid-September to try to capture Kobani, and at one point controlled more than half of the town. But supported by US-led air strikes and reinforced by Kurds from Iraq, “Kurdish forces now control more than 60% of the city”, said Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
