Iraq air force carry out strikes against ISIS in Syria

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Iraq air force carry out strikes against ISIS in Syria
Mina Aldroubi
Brigadier General Yahya Rasool said the Iraqi strikes on ISIS targets in Syria were carried out with F16 jets. Iraqi Air Force / AFP Photo

The Iraqi air force carried out strikes on ISIS inside Syria on Thursday as the defeated extremist group becomes increasingly active in both countries.

The air strikes were carried out in co-ordination with the Syrian government and were launched from inside Iraq's borders, a military spokesman said.

Brigadier General Yahya Rasool said the strikes were carried out with F16 jets, while the prime minister's office said the targets were near the border.

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