WASHINGTON, Rabi'II 16, 1437, January 26, 2016, SPA -- The coalition of the United States and its allies conducted 18 strikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria on Monday, the group said, according to Reuters. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Combined Joint Task Force said three strikes in three cities in Syria hit a tactical unit, a headquarters building and destroyed two cranes. Separately in Iraq, 15 strikes near six cities hit vehicles, a bulldozer and a fuel tanker; destroyed fighting positions, mortar systems and a weapons cache; and denied access to terrain, the statement said. --SPA 15:59 LOCAL TIME 12:59 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w