Syria airstrikes
People inspect a site hit by what activists said were airstrikes by Assad regime forces in the Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Feb. 9, 2015. Reuters/ Bassam Khabieh

(Reuters) - The United States and its coalition partners staged 10 air strikes on Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria in a 24-hour period, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Saturday.

The strikes, which began on Friday, hit a fighting position and tactical units near the Syrian cities of Kobani and Al Hasakah, the task force said in a statement on the latest daily raids.

In Iraq, four strikes targeted a large Islamic State unit, two tactical units, four buildings and vehicles near Kirkuk. Four other attacks near Mosul, Falluja and Rawah hit a tactical unit, vehicles and a structure.

(Writing by Bill Trott Editing by Alison Williams)

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