Coalition strikes kill, wound 19
Qaim (IraqiNews.com) Air raids by the United States-led coalition killed and wounded 19 civilians at Islamic State havens in western Anbar, a security source was quoted saying Monday.
Alghad Press quoted the source saying that coalition war planes bombarded a rest house belonging to Islamic State militants at the town of Qaim, near Anbar’s westren borders with Syria.
The strike targeted the rest house at Hayy al-Sinaie (industrial neighborhood) in Karabla.
Iraqyoon website said four militants were also killed in the strike.
The reports came a few hours after Iraqi warplanes pounded IS locations in the neighboring towns of Annah and Rawa.
Army warplanes continue strikes on IS havens in western Anbar
Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi army fighter jets continued Monday to pound Islamic State locations in western Anbar, preparing for anticipated ground offensives to retake those regions.
A source at the army’s command in the province told Almaalomah website that the towns of Annah and Rawa, west of Anbar, witnessed intensive strikes that targeted five rest houses and a building used as a court belonging to the extremist group.
The strikes also targeted Islamic State’s supply routes extending from the city of Raqqa, the group’s base of operations in Syria, according to the source.