U.S., allies conduct 18 air strikes in Syria and Iraq: military

U.S., allies conduct 18 air strikes in Syria and Iraq: military

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The Iraq strikes were concentrated near Ramadi, Sinjar and Tal Afar, where they primarily destroyed fighting positions, vehicles and weaponry, according to the Combined Joint Task Force statement.

Four bombardments near the key city of Ramadi also "denied ISIL access to terrain," the statement said, using a military acronym for Islamic State. Four strikes near Sinjar helped destroy two Islamic State command and control posts, while four near Tal Afar wounded an Islamic State fighter.

(Reporting by Lisa Lambert; Editing by Susan Heavey)

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