September 28, 2015 - 17:26 AMT
U.S.-led coalition launches 23 anti-IS air strikes in Syria, Iraq

The U.S.-led coalition launched 23 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq on Sunday, September 27 the U.S. military said in a statement, according to Reuters.

In Iraq, 20 of the strikes targeted areas near nine cities, including Mosul, Ramadi and Kirkuk. Three strikes targeted the militant group near Abu Kamal, Ar Raqqa and Mar’a, the coalition task force said in a the statement released on Monday.

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