U.S.-Led Airstrikes Continue to Degrade Islamic State, Other Militant Groups

U.S. and allied Arab forces pursued their operations over Syria Sept. 24, striking Islamic State targets across the eastern part of the country that included 12 modular oil refineries near the cities of Abu Kamal, al-Mayadeen and Al-Hasakah. Airstrikes were also reportedly carried out against Islamic State forces in the process of conducting an offensive near Kobani against the People's Protection Units, a Kurdish militia also known by the Kurdish acronym YPG. As in the initial airstrikes launched by the United States on Sept. 22, Arab forces figured prominently in these latest strikes, with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates reportedly manning the majority of the missions.