U.S.-led coalition launches air strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq, Syria

A man topples a statue in a museum at a location said to be Mosul in this still image taken from an undated video. REUTERS/Social media Web site via Reuters TV

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S.-led coalition launched 11 air strikes in Iraq and nine in Syria since early Friday against Islamic State militants, the Combined Joint Task Force said.

Four of the strikes in Syria hit Islamic State positions near the border town of Kobani, the task force said in a statement on Saturday. In Iraq, the coalition launched four strikes near the town of al Asad and three near Mosul.