Purestock/Thinkstock(RAQQA, Syria) — America military officials said on Sunday that at least 10 Islamic State militants were killed US-led airstrikes targeting the extremist group’s capital.
Dozens of others were wounded in the attack on the Syrian city of Raqqa, which serves as the headquarters of the Islamic State caliphate.
Warplanes reportedly targeted Islamic State buildings and supply routes into the city.
In recent weeks, the region north of Raqqa has been the scene of intense fighting between the Islamic State and Kurdish forces back by coalition airstrikes.
Last month Kurdish fighters captured a town on the Turkish-Syrian border once controlled by the Islamic State.
The capture of Tal Abyad and other towns has since cut off a crucial supply line to Raqqa.
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