Original caption: Two U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft fly over northern Iraq Sept. 23, 2014, after conducting airstrikes in Syria. The aircraft were part of a large coalition strike package that was the first to strike Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets in Syria. President Barack Obama authorized humanitarian aid deliveries to Iraq as well as targeted airstrikes to protect U.S. personnel from extremists known as ISIL. U.S. Central Command directed the operations. (DoD photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bruch, U.S. Air Force/Released)" data-caption="Edited USAF image of two F-15E fighters that conducted air strikes against ISIS/ISIL/IS/whatever.Original caption: Two U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft fly over northern Iraq Sept. 23, 2014, after conducting airstrikes in Syria. The aircraft were part of a large coalition strike package that was the first to strike Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets in Syria. President Barack Obama authorized humanitarian aid deliveries to Iraq as well as targeted airstrikes to protect U.S. personnel from extremists known as ISIL. U.S. Central Command directed the operations. (DoD photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bruch, U.S. Air Force/Released)" data-credit="sjrankin/Flickr">
Οι ΗΠΑ και οι σύμμαχοί τους έφεραν σε πέρας εννιά αεροπορικές επιδρομές στη Συρία και δεκατέσσερις στο Ιράκ τη Κυριακή, εναντίον μαχητών του Ισλαμικού Κράτους, ανακοίνωσε ο αμερικανικός στρατός.
Στη Συρία, οι επιθέσεις χτύπησαν τακτικές μονάδες και θέσεις μάχης κοντά στο Χαλέπι, την Αλ Χασάκα και το Κομπανί, καθώς και ναρκοπέδια κοντά στην Αρ Ράκα, πρόσθεσε σε ανακοίνωση.
Στο Ιράκ, οι επιθέσεις κατέστρεψαν τακτικές μονάδες, οχήματα και θέσεις μάχης κοντά σε οκτώ πόλεις, μεταξύ των οποίων ήταν η Μοσούλη, η Φαλούτζα και η Ραμάντι.
(πληροφορίες: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ, Reuters)