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US hits IS with 14 air strikes near Syria border town
US warplanes struck 14 times near Kobane into Thursday, hammering the Islamic State militants besieging the key Syrian border town.
Thu Oct 16 2014
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US bombs IS near Baghdad for first time
US warplanes carried out their first air strike on the Islamic State near Baghdad, as world diplomats pledged Monday to support Iraq in its fight against the militants.
Tue Sep 16 2014
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US jets strike jihadists in Iraq
US warplanes bombed jihadist positions in northern Iraq, in what the federal and Kurdish governments vowed would allow them to start clawing back areas lost in two months of conflict.
Sat Aug 09 2014