US coalition conducts 27 air strikes against Islamic State militants

The US and its allies bombarded Islamic State forces with 27 air strikes within 24 hours, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Monday.

The air raids ran from Sunday morning to Monday morning, destroying fighting positions and buildings near the city of Kobane in Syria.

A further sixteen strikes in Iraq destroyed fighting positions, vehicles and an artillery system, reports Reuters.

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