Syria Airstrikes Target IS Oil Facilities

Airstrikes hit oil refineries near Syria's border with Turkey early Sunday in the ongoing offensive against Islamic State militants. A U.S.-led military coalition has targeted similar facilities in the last week to stop the flow of millions of dollars in daily oil production revenue to the group, which has taken over parts of Syria and Iraq in recent months. The U.S. Defense Department said coalition warplanes on Saturday struck a northern Syrian town that has been under militant...

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