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Air strike destroys 168 IS oil trucks in Syria

Washington : A US-led coalition air strike destroyed a fleet of 168 oil tankers being used by the Islamic State group to ferry illicit fuel in Syria, the coalition said Friday. Thursday's strike occurred near the ancient desert city of Palmyra. The coalition said it is systematic

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Published 10 December 2016, 8:00 · Updated 22:14

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Air strike destroys 168 IS oil trucks in Syria

Washington : A US-led coalition air strike destroyed a fleet of 168 oil tankers being used by the Islamic State group to ferry illicit fuel in Syria, the coalition said Friday.

Thursday’s strike occurred near the ancient desert city of Palmyra.

The coalition said it is systematically targeting the oil infrastructure used by IS, and Thursday’s strike resulted in estimated lost revenue of more than $2 million.

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