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| US air strikes in Syria 'destroy IS tanks' | US air strikes in Syria 'destroy IS tanks' |
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| US-led air strikes on Islamic State (IS) militants have destroyed four tanks and damaged another during a fourth night of bombardments in Syria. | US-led air strikes on Islamic State (IS) militants have destroyed four tanks and damaged another during a fourth night of bombardments in Syria. |
| The Pentagon said it also carried out seven strikes on IS positions in Iraq, including one on the outskirts of the capital, Baghdad. | The Pentagon said it also carried out seven strikes on IS positions in Iraq, including one on the outskirts of the capital, Baghdad. |
| The Danish government says it is sending seven F-16 fighter jets to join anti-IS operations - but only in Iraq. | The Danish government says it is sending seven F-16 fighter jets to join anti-IS operations - but only in Iraq. |
| The UK parliament is due to vote on possible air strikes in Iraq on Friday. | The UK parliament is due to vote on possible air strikes in Iraq on Friday. |
| IS controls much of north-eastern Syria and earlier this year seized swathes of territory in neighbouring Iraq, including the second city, Mosul. | |
| After previous US-led air strikes, militants beheaded three Western hostages. | |
| Earlier, the European Union's anti-terrorism chief told the BBC that about 3,000 Europeans had gone to join Islamists in the region. |