U.S., allies conduct 13 strikes in Syria, Iraq: U.S. military

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition led by the United States conducted 12 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq on Monday, and hit the militant group with a single strike in Syria, according to a statement released on Tuesday. The sole Syria strike was near Al Hawl, hitting a tactical unit, the statement from the Combined Joint Task Force said. Most of the Iraq strikes, five, were concentrated near Ramadi, where they hit a tactical unit and destroyed fighting positions, command areas, a staging area, a weapons cache and two buildings, according to the statement. (Reporting by Lisa Lambert)