Daesh fighters

US and coalition forces conducted 12 air strikes against Daesh fighters in Iraq and one in Syria in the past 24 hours, The Guardian quoted the US military as saying on Sunday.
The Syria strike, near Kobani, hit a Daesh tactical unit and destroyed five fighting positions, according to the military's statement.
In Iraq, two air strikes near Al Huwijah destroyed six excavators and hit a tactical unit. Near Fallujah, four strikes hit two tactical units, a fighting position and destroyed three vehicles. Other strikes near Haditha, Kirkuk and Mosul also struck tactical units, fighting positions, excavators, vehicles and other targets.
Two strikes near Tal Afar hit a factory for assembling improvised explosive devices, according to the statement.
Strikes began in Iraq on 8 August and Syria on 23 September, after Daesh fighters captured swathes of territory in the two countries.