The U.S.-led Coalition launched one of its largest airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant near Palmyra, Syria, Dec. 8, dealing a significant blown to the terrorist organization’s ability to finance and enable its means of war. The strike packages, which included more than 20 aircraft from various locations in the Central Command area of responsibility, achieved the functional destruction of 168 ISIL oil tankers. Coalition aircraft also executed an additional strike the following day destroying 20 more tankers operating within the same geographic area. (U.S. Air Forces Central Command graphic)
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