Iraqi Kurds Push Farther Into Sinjar As Air Strikes Destroy Isis Strongholds -- The Guardian

* Thousands of Yazidis evacuated from Mt Sinjar but town ‘far from cleared’
* Other targets in Iraq include Tal Afar, Ramadi, Mosul and Baiji

US-led forces attacked Islamic State (Isis) targets on Sunday with 13 air strikes in Iraq and three in Syria, using fighter, bomber and other aircraft, the US military said.

Four of the Iraq strikes were near Sinjar in northern Iraq, which destroyed Isis buildings, tactical units and vehicles. Other Iraqi cities targeted included Tal Afar, Ramadi, Mosul and Baiji, according to the Combined Joint Task Force.

The strikes in Syria focussed around the contested city of Kobani near the Turkish border, it said in a statement.

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