The U.S.-led coalition battling Daesh conducted 22 airstrikes against the militant group in Iraq and Syria Wednesday, the Combined Joint Task Force said Thursday. The task force said in a statement that six airstrikes around the Iraqi town of Qayyarah hit weapons, fighting positions, and command and control points. It carried out five strikes around Mosul and four around Ramadi, focusing on similar targets. In Syria, the statement said, the warplanes conducted two strikes, hitting tactical units and vehicles near the towns of Ayn Isa and Mar'a.
