WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The United States and its allies conducted a total of 15 airstrikes against Islamic State ( IS) targets in Syria and Iraq Tuesday, hitting several buildings and units, according to a statement released by U.S. Department of Defense.
In Syria, seven airstrikes near Kobani and Dayz ar Zawr destroyed four IS buildings, an IS tactical unit, an IS shipping container, the statement said.
In Iraq, eight airstrikes near Mosul, Fallujah, Ramadi and Bayji destroyed four IS excavators, two IS fighting positions, six IS buildings, five IS tactical vehicles and five IS tactical units.
Coalition nations conducting airstrikes in Iraq include the United States, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Netherlands and the United Kingdom, while countries on the coalition conducting airstrikes in Syria include the United States, Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledged the "real" threat posed by the Islamic State in an interview aired Monday, but ruled out another trillion dollars in aid in the efforts to fight the extremist group.
"I think we can't underestimate the danger of ISIL," the president told the National Public Radio (NPR), using another acronym for the group which has seized about one third of the territory in Syria and Iraq.Full Story
DAMASCUS, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The strikes of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS), also locally known as Daesh, in Syria are "ineffective" in halting the progress of the terror group, Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi has said.
"This coalition acts outside the umbrella of the United Nations and has launched over 1,000 airstrikes (against the IS). However, all of these strikes are ineffective in stopping the advance of Daesh," the minister told Xinhua in a recent interview.Full Story
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