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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. | 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. | After previous US-led air strikes, militants beheaded three Western hostages. |
| Some Western leaders are wary of bombing Syria, as the government there has not asked for foreign assistance against IS, unlike Iraq. | |
| In a statement, the US Department of Defense said it had destroyed nine IS vehicles and damaged others in Iraq. | |
| The strikes were carried out by "a mix of fighter, attack and remotely piloted aircraft", it said. | |
| Recent air strikes have been targeting oil facilities under IS control in both countries in order to reduce its finances. | |
| The militant group is earning an estimated $2m (£1.2m) a day from oil sales. | |
| Earlier, the European Union's anti-terrorism chief told the BBC that about 3,000 Europeans had gone to join armed Islamist groups in the region. | |
| Where do Islamic State's foreign fighters come from? | |
| On Friday, Spain's interior ministry said Spanish and Moroccan police had arrested nine people suspected of belonging to a militant cell linked to the IS group. | |
| A statement from the ministry said the suspects belonged to a group based in the Spanish enclave of Melilla, on the northern coast of Africa, and the neighbouring town of Nador, in Morocco. | |
| One of those arrested is reported to be Spanish; the rest are Moroccan nationals. | |
| Earlier this week, the UN Security Council adopted a binding resolution compelling states to prevent their nationals from joining jihadists in Iraq and Syria. | |
| Who are Islamic State (IS)? |