(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) WASHINGTON, July 17 (KUNA) -- The US-led coalition against the so-called Islamic State (IS) launched 17 airstrikes 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, nine air strikes hit IS facilities near Abu Kamal, Ar Raqqah, and Manbij, the report showed.

Meanwhile in Iraq, eight air strikes hit IS facilities near Habbaniyah, Mosul, Qayyarah, Ramadi, Tal Afar, the report showed.

CJTF-OIR maintains that one airstrike 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. (end) ak.bs