US airstrikes destroy 14 Islamic State tanks near Palmyra
By Bill Roggio | December 16th, 2016 | admin@longwarjournal.org | @billroggio
The US military said it destroyed 14 tanks “and other equipment” that was captured by the Islamic State after it overran the Syrian city of Palmyra and the nearby Tiyas Military Airfield. The Islamic State surged into Palmyra and the surrounding areas last weekend after routing Syrian forces there.
“The attacks occurred during daylight hours from late morning to early evening on Thursday,” US Central Command, or CENTCOM, noted in a press release. “In addition to the 14 tanks, three artillery systems, two ISIL-held buildings, two tactical vehicles, and an air defense artillery system were also destroyed in the strike. The equipment was destroyed in the vicinity of the airfield, northeast of the city along a highway.”
According to CENTCOM, 16 aircraft were involved in the attempt to deny the Islamic State military hardware gained after it seized Tiras.
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