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Iraqi air force strikes Islamic State targets

Iraq has bombed Islamic State targets in the eastern Diyala province for the second month in a row.

The Iraqi air force conducted airstrikes against the Islamic State today following a flurry of attacks.

Iraqi pilots using US-made F-16 fighter jets struck IS outside of Sadiyah in the Diyala province in northeastern Iraq. Iraqi army and police units discovered the bodies of IS fighters, M-16 rifles, destroyed sniper hideouts and more after the strikes, the Security Media Cell said in a statement.

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