Iraq launched an air strike on an Islamic State target inside neighboring Syria on Thursday, the military said, Reuters reports.
F-16 fighter jets destroyed a building where members of the ultra-hardline Sunni group’s leadership were operating, it said in a statement.
"Iraqi F-16 jets bombed this morning on Thursday a so-called command and control center containing leaders and fighters belonging to the Daesh (Islamic State) terrorist gang in the Hajin inside Syrian territory," the statement said.