Coalition strike destroys ISIS headquarters near Rawah – CJTF-OIR

A U.S.-led Coalition strike in Iraq destroyed an Islamic State headquarters near the city of Rawah on Monday, Operation Inherent Resolve said in a press release.

“Near Rawah, one strike destroyed an ISIS headquarters,” the release said on Tuesday.

Coalition forces conducted a total of seven strikes consisting of 10 engagements in Iraq. The other strikes included:

• Near Al Qaim, two strikes destroyed an ISIS IED and an ISIS-held building.
• Near Haditha, three strikes destroyed an ISIS IED and a supply road.
• Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIS supply road.

In Syria, the Coalition carried out four strikes consisting of five engagements against ISIS:

• Near Abu Kamal, three strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit, destroyed a vehicle and a weapons storage facility.
• Near Al Shaddai, one strike destroyed an ISIS VBIED and a fighting position.

The U.S.-led Coalition of more than 70 members has been conducting airstrikes, ground-based and rocket-propelled artillery fire against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq since 2014.