Islamic State targeted in 22 airstrikes in Iraq, Syria - U.S. Military

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies staged 15 airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq and seven in Syria since early Saturday, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement on Sunday. In Iraq, targets successfully struck included two boats and two IED caches near Al Baghdadi; a tactical unit, three vehicles and a building near Bayji; and a tactical unit and armoured vehicle near Tuz. In Syria, airstrikes destroyed tactical units, bunkers, an air defence artillery system, a mortar system and a rocket launcher near Al Hasakah, artillery and an excavator near Al Hawl and a staging area near Washiyah. (Reporting by Eric Walsh)