U.S. leads 14 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria: U.S. military

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies conducted 14 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Thursday, the coalition leading the operations said. In a statement released early Friday, the Combined Joint Task Force said six strikes in Syria focused near Al Hasakah and Dayr Az Zawr hit petroleum pipelines, destroyed a heavy machine gun and damaged a tunnel system. In Iraq, eight strikes in seven cities destroyed vehicles, supply caches and sniper and fighting positions, among other targets, the statement said. (Reporting by Washington Newsroom; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)