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Two ISIS bridges destroyed in U.S.-led air strikes
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] U.S.-led coalition air strikes destroyed two key bridges used by the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadist group on Syria's side of the border with Iraq early Friday, having pounded the bandidos bandidos Death Eaters with 41 strikes the previous day, a monitor and a joint command statement said.

The coalition "destroyed two bridges between the Syrian city of Albu Kamal and the Iraqi border," said Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

"These bridges are strategically important for ISIS's movements between Albu Kamal and Iraq," he said.
An Nahar adds perspective:
The jihadists seized Albu Kamal and the nearby border crossing in July 2014, linking their territory in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor to areas they control in Iraq's western Anbar province.

The two bridges leading out of Albu Kamal -- one to the east, and one to the southeast -- were IS' "main routes to the Iraqi border," Abdel Rahman said.

The bridge running to the east crosses the Euphrates River and leads to Baghouz, a smaller town along the border.

To the southeast of Albu Kamal, a road crosses the bridge runs over a smaller river and continues as a road leading directly to the border.

"Using these bridges, it would take IS only a few minutes to reach the Iraqi border from Albu Kamal," Abdel Rahman said.

"The strikes do not cut off IS' route to Iraq, but they make IS movements there more difficult, because it will take them longer and they will be in view (of the coalition) for a longer period of time," he added.

The Pentagon confirmed the air raids, saying they had struck IS-held bridges in Deir Ezzor province.

"Coalition forces struck multiple Daesh (IS) targets in the vicinity of the eastern Syria border to reduce the freedom of movement of Daesh," said Brigadier General Kevin Killea, chief of staff of the U.S.-led coalition.

"These strikes will have a profound impact on the ability of Daesh in Syria to affect operations in Iraq, particularly in Ramadi," capital of Anbar province, Killea said.
Posted by: Fred 2015-08-01
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