(Zaman Al Wasl)- The radical Islamic State group claimed Tuesday it had shot down two Syrian regime warplanes in the mountainous Qalamoun region near Damascus, according to the group's news agency.
No more information has been disclosed by ISIS' official news agency (a3maq) about the destiny of the two pilots after the alleged shot down in the western Qalamoun.
Meanwhile, the U.S.-led coalition staged a fresh round of strikes on Monday against ISIS with 17 in Iraq and eight in Syria, Reuters reported.
The strikes near five Iraqi cities included seven near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, which hit six tactical units and 12 fighting positions, according to the statement released on Tuesday by the Combined Joint Task Force.
Six strikes near Ramadi hit two units as well as four weapons caches and two of the militant group's buildings, the task force leading the operations said.
In Syria, four strikes near Mar'a hit four Islamic State tactical units and a vehicle, the military said. Other strikes near the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, al Hasakah and al Hawl hit three tactical units, among other targets, it said.
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