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U.S. airstrikes have killed 8,500 Islamic State fighters — CENTCOM

By Tara Copp
Published March 3, 2015 4:16pm ET
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U.S. airstrikes have killed 8,500 Islamic State fighters — CENTCOM
Thick smoke from an airstrike by the US-led coalition rises in Kobani, Syria. The Islamic State group may be sprouting tentacles across the region but it is struggling in Syria, part of its heartland, where it has stalled or even lost ground in fighting with multiple enemies on multiple fronts. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File) | Lefteris Pitarakis

U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria have killed 8,500 Islamic State fighters since operations began seven months ago, the commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. Lloyd Austin said Tuesday.

The Islamic State in both nations is degraded,Austin testified before the House Armed Services Committee.

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