WASHINGTON — The United States and its coalition partners hit Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq with an additional 15 airstrikes, the Command Joint Task Force said in a statement Friday.
Six of the strikes, which were conducted Thursday, were in Syria near the cities of Al Hasaka, Aleppo, Ayn Isa and Dayr Az Zawr and hit tactical units, fighting positions and equipment. The task force statement said airstrikes this week helped Syrian Kurds establish greater control in Al Hasaka.
In Iraq, nine airstrikes targeted tactical units, vehicles, fighting positions and weapons near six cities, according to the task force.