(VOVworld) – The US-led coalition has launched 15 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and 11 in Syria since Friday, the US military said on Saturday, adding that nine targets in Syria centered around the border city of Kobani that was recaptured from the militants last month. The strikes hit seven of the militants’ tactical units and destroyed five vehicles and two staging areas, the statement said. The strikes in Iraq targeted northern areas including al-Qaim, Kirkuk, Mahkmur, Mosul and Tal Afar, it said. The strikes took place in a 24-hour period beginning Friday. Also on Friday, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that 30 IS gunmen were killed in the coalition airstrikes targeting surrounding areas of Raqqa City in eastern Syria. Jordan has carried out a third consecutive day of airstrikes on Islamic State targets, in response to the killing of one of their pilots.