U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria on Friday using fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct 16 airstrikes, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve announced.
Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted 15 airstrikes in Iraq on Friday using fighter, bomber, attack aircraft and remotely piloted aircraft against the ISIL terrorists, the announcement said.
In Syria near Kobani, 13 airstrikes destroyed three ISIL buildings, two ISIL staging areas, an ISIL vehicle and 19 ISIL fighting positions, and struck two large ISIL units and four ISIL tactical units, the statement said.
Near Al Hasakah, two airstrikes destroyed two ISIL vehicles and struck a drilling tower, and near Al Raqqah, an airstrike struck an ISIL staging area, it said. In Iraq near Al Asad, three airstrikes destroyed an ISIL mortar, an ISIL rocket system, four ISIL vehicles and struck a large ISIL unit and two ISIL tactical units, the statement said.
In close proximity to Sinjar, three airstrikes destroyed three ISIL vehicles and struck three ISIL tactical units, it said.
In areas near Mosul, three airstrikes destroyed three ISIL tactical vehicles, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL commercial vehicle and struck two ISIL tactical units, it said.
In locations near Al Qaim, three airstrikes destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL storage container, ISIL equipment and struck two ISIL tactical vehicles, it said.
At an area close to Bayji, an airstrike struck a large ISIL unit; near Kirkuk, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit; and near Tal Afar, an airstrike struck an ISIL vehicle, it said.