Coalition forces strike ISIS targets in Iraq, Syria

Coalition forces hit Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets with dozens of airstrikes this weekend, officials said in a statement on Sunday.

{mosads}Nine airstrikes were carried out by fighter and remotely piloted aircraft on Saturday in Syria, while 16 airstrikes were conducted by attack, fighter-attack, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft. All aircraft returned safely.

The Combined Joint Task force detailed the airstrikes in a Facebook post using an alternate acronym for the terror group:

Syria

• Near Al Hasakah, eight airstrikes struck an ISIL large tactical unit and seven ISIL small tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL vehicles, two ISIL weapons caches an ISIL VBIED and a bunker system.

• Near Ar Raqqah, one airstrike destroyed eight ISIL T-walls.

Iraq

• Near Al Huwayjah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL tunnels and an ISIL building.

• Near Makhmur, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL building.

• Near Mosul, one airstrike struck an ISIL mortar and destroyed an ISIL building.

• Near Ramadi, six airstrikes struck four ISIL small tactical units and destroyed two ISIL IEDs, three ISIL tanks, three ISIL armored personnel carriers, an ISIL vehicle, two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL weapons cache.

• Near Sinjar, four airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL light machine guns, six ISIL buildings and an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Tal Afar, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL bunkers, two ISIL buildings and an ISIL light machine gun.

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