U.S.-led coalition stages 41 air strikes on Islamic State - military statement

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies hit Islamic State forces with 41 air strikes in Iraq and Syria on Thursday, concentrating the attacks on the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, a joint command statement said on Friday.

Seventeen air strikes were carried out near Deir ez-Zor, hitting Islamic State staging areas, bridges, checkpoints, a training centre and a logistics site. Seven strikes near Hasakah were aimed at tactical units, fighting positions, vehicles and a command centre, the statement from the Command Joint Task Force said.