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       Report: Airstrikes Hit Islamic State Targets in Northeastern Syria

   by VOA News

   A group monitoring the war in Syria said airstrikes, thought to be
   carried out by U.S.-led forces, have hit two areas in an eastern
   province.

   The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes occurred
   overnight Thursday and early Friday in two areas of Deir el-Zour
   province.

   The Britain-based group says the target appears to have been oil
   facilities. The report said a command center for the Islamic State
   group was also hit.

   It did not say if any casualties occurred, though the Observatory
   estimates at least 140 Islamic extremists and 13 civilians have been
   killed in the three previous rounds of air strikes.

   The U.S., along with its Arab allies, have been bombing Islamic State
   targets in Syria for the last several days.

   On Thursday, the Pentagon said Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
   Emirates assisted in the strikes on militant-held oil facilities in
   northeastern Syria.

   U.S. Central Command, which oversees American military operations in
   the Middle East, said the attacks targeted small-scale oil refineries
   that generate up to $2 million per day for the militants.

   Britain could also join the air campaign soon, if parliament votes
   Friday to take part in the mission, as expected.
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