*Washington DC: *
Two US fighter jets conducted pre-planned airstrikes on Wednesday targetingan American munitions storage bunker in Syria to destroy munitions andother equipment left behind following the withdrawal of its troops from thecountry, United States defence officials said.
Myles Caggins, a spokesman for the US-led military coalition fighting ISIS,said that the airstrikes were conducted by two F-15Es at the Lafarge cementfactory to destroy an ammunition cache, and reduce the facility’s militaryusefulness, reported CNN.
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The airstrikes were conducted to prevent the ammunition and other equipmentfrom falling into the hands of armed groups.
