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Central Command: U.S.-led coalition produced 123 increase in strikes against ISIS targets in May

By Diana Stancy Correll
Published June 2, 2018 3:32am ET
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Central Command: U.S.-led coalition produced 123 increase in strikes against ISIS targets in May
U.S. soldiers prepare to participate in a training mission with Iraqi Army soldier, right, outside Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, May 27, 2015. (AP Photo) | Khalid Mohammed

The coalition to combat the Islamic State, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, and its partners increased strikes against Islamic State targets by 123 percent in May, U.S. Central Command announced Friday.

Centcom also said that the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have restarted offensive operations in the Middle Euphrates River, which began in May.

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