U.S. Warplanes Strike ISIS Oil Trucks in Syria (For First Time!)
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| November 16, 2015 | Michael R. Gordon
Intensifying pressure on the Islamic State, United States warplanes for the first time attacked hundreds of trucks on Monday that the extremist group has been using to smuggle the crude oil it has been producing in Syria, American officials said. According
to an initial assessment, 116 trucks were destroyed in the attack, which took place near Deir al-Zour, an area in eastern Syria that is controlled by the Islamic State. The airstrikes were carried out by four A-10 attack planes and two AC-130 gunships based in Turkey.
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U.S. Warplanes Strike ISIS Oil Trucks in Syria
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NY Times ^
| 11/16/15 | MICHAEL R. GORDON
Intensifying pressure on the Islamic State, United States warplanes for the first time attacked hundreds of trucks on Monday that the extremist group has been using to smuggle the crude oil it has been producing in Syria, American officials said. According
to an initial assessment, 116 trucks were destroyed in the attack, which took place near Deir al-Zour, an area in eastern Syria that is controlled by the Islamic State. The airstrikes were carried out by four A-10 attack planes and two AC-130 gunships based in Turkey. -snip- To reduce the risk of harming civilians, two F-15 warplanes dropped leaflets...
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