US and Allied Forces conduct airstrikes against IS in Syria and Iraq

US and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria on Wednesday using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct six airstrikes, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve announced.
Separately, US and partner nation military forces conducted seven airstrikes in Iraq on Wednesday using bomber and fighter aircraft against ISIL terrorists, the announcement said. All strikes took place between 8 am Wednesday and 8 am Thursday local time, it said.
In Syria near Kobani, five airstrikes struck two fighting positions and a staging area, also destroyed four ISIL fighting positions, the statement said. Near Al-Hasakah, an airstrike struck four crude oil pumps and five crude oil well heads, it added.
In Iraq near Al-Rutbah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL vehicle, the statement said.
Near Tal Afar, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an vehicle-borne improvised explosive device; near Kirkuk, an airstrike struck a tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL checkpoint.