US, allies conduct 26 strikes against ISIS: US military

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The United States and its allies conducted 26 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Saturday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement on Sunday.

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In Syria, one strike struck near Manbij, hitting an Islamic State tactical unit and destroying four Islamic State buildings and a vehicle, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Sunday.

The coalition also struck targets near Deir al Zor, Ayn Isa, and Washiyah.

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In Iraq, near Ramadi, seven strikes struck an Islamic State tactical unit and destroyed three tactical vehicles, two Islamic State vehicles, a vehicle borne improvised explosive device, and three Islamic State buildings, two heavy machine gun positions, an Islamic State fighting position, an Islamic State staging location, suppressed a vehicle borne improvised explosive device, damaged a staging location, and denied Islamic State access to terrain.

Other strikes struck near Fallujah, Kirkuk, Kisik, Mosul, Qayyarah, Sinjar, Sultan Abdallah, and Tal Afar, the statement said.

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