Another 32 air strikes target IS in Syria, Iraq

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) WASHINGTON, June 26 (KUNA) -- The US-led coalition against so-called Islamic State (IS) launched 32 air strikes targeting the group in Syria and Iraq Saturday, the Combined Joint Task Force -Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) said in its daily report.

In Syria, 14 air strikes hit IS facilities near Ar Raqqah, Dayr az Zawr, Manbij, and Mar''a, the report showed.

Meanwhile in Iraq, 18 air strikes hit IS facilities near Al Baghdadi, Ar Rutbah, Fallujah, Mosul, Qayyarah, Ramadi, and Sinjar, the report showed.

CJTF-OIR maintains that one air strike count ''means one or more kinetic events that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect for that location.'' However it can also mean a single aircraft launched a single missile, the report noted.

Ground-based artillery fired in counter-fire or in fire support to maneuver roles are not classified as a strike, it added. (end) ys.bs