The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State terror group (IS, banned in Russia) has carried out 211 strikes in Syria and Iraq in recent weeks, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) said in a press release on Thursday
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 27th February, 2019) The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State terror group (IS, banned in Russia) has carried out 211 strikes in Syria and Iraq in recent weeks, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) said in a press release on Thursday."Between Feb. 10-23, 2019, CJTF-OIR conducted 211 strikes consisting of 451 engagements against Daesh targets in Syria and Iraq," the release said.
The coalition conducted 186 of the strikes in Syria, destroying 189 IS fighting positions, 50 supply routes, 22 staging areas, 16 boats, 15 vehicles, six petroleum tankers, six aircraft operations areas, six vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, four command and control centers, three weapons caches, three heavy machine guns, two tunnels and two buildings, among other targets.
Meanwhile in Iraq, the coalition carries out 25 strikes, which destroying 18 tunnels and caves, according to the release.
"Between Feb. 10 - 23, 2019, CJTF-OIR detected 342 strikes from other actors that crossed the Euphrates River Valley," the release added. "CJTF-OIR is committed to avoiding and in every case minimizing civilian casualties; CJTF-OIR calls on all other actors in the area to observe the same precautions."
In December, Trump announced that all US forces would leave Syria and declared the Islamic State defeated in that country.
The US-led coalition of more than 70 countries has said it has conducted military operations against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. The coalition's operations in Syria are not authorized by the government of President Bashar Assad or the UN Security Council.
