US and allies have conducted 341 strikes in Iraq and Syria
11 Oct 2014 6:49 AM IST
Of these, 94 were in Syria and 247 in Iraq. With the exception of eight strikes against the al Qaeda-related Khorasan Group in Syria on 23 September, all have been against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants.
Central Command says the coalition has destroyed or damaged:
- 40 Islamic State tanks and several other armoured vehicles.
- At least 160 ‘armed vehicles,’ carrying machine guns, anti-aircraft weaponry and rockets or similar
equipments.
- 59 United States -built Humvees seized by the Islamic State group from Iraqi forces.
- 66 various other vehicles
Central Command also reported the following attacks on Islamic State forces:
- 55 strikes on Islamic State miltants fighting positions.
- 21 on checkpoints.
- 7 on command posts
- 7 on improvised explosive device (IED) emplacements.
- 39 strikes on other targets variously described as buildings, arms caches, training camps, etc.
It said the attacks on the Khorasan Group near Aleppo, Syria, destroyed three command posts as well as three other buildings used by the small cell of hardened al Qaeda militants who had planned attacks on Europe or the United States.
Central Command has reported no casualties among the coalition except for one U.S. service member killed on 1 October in a V-22 Osprey flight mishap in the Gulf.
Central Command says the coalition has destroyed or damaged:
- 40 Islamic State tanks and several other armoured vehicles.
- At least 160 ‘armed vehicles,’ carrying machine guns, anti-aircraft weaponry and rockets or similar
equipments.
- 59 United States -built Humvees seized by the Islamic State group from Iraqi forces.
- 66 various other vehicles
Central Command also reported the following attacks on Islamic State forces:
- 55 strikes on Islamic State miltants fighting positions.
- 21 on checkpoints.
- 7 on command posts
- 7 on improvised explosive device (IED) emplacements.
- 39 strikes on other targets variously described as buildings, arms caches, training camps, etc.
It said the attacks on the Khorasan Group near Aleppo, Syria, destroyed three command posts as well as three other buildings used by the small cell of hardened al Qaeda militants who had planned attacks on Europe or the United States.
Central Command has reported no casualties among the coalition except for one U.S. service member killed on 1 October in a V-22 Osprey flight mishap in the Gulf.
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