On March 8, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter aircraft to conduct five airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted nine airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 8, and 8 a.m., March 9, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, five airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL modular oil refinery and destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, an airstrike struck an ISIL staging area.

* Near Fallujah, four airstrikes struck two ISIL large tactical units, an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed nine ISIL vehicles,two ISIL buildings [VIDEO], two ISIL armored vehicles and an ISIL storage facility.

* Near Haditha, an airstrike [Canadian?] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Kirkuk, two airstrikes struck an ISIL large tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL bunker.

* Near Tal Afar, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL excavator.