Washington, Rajab 1, 1437, Apr 8, 2016, SPA -- The United States and its military partners conducted 26 strikes against Daesh in Iraq and Syria on Thursday, the Combined Joint Task Force said. In Iraq, 18 strikes near eight cities hit several Daesh tactical units, a manufacturing facility, and destroyed machine guns, rocket systems, supply caches, and a tunnel system, among other targets, the taskforce said in a statement Friday. In Syria, eight airstrikes, including seven near Mar’a, hit eight Daesh tactical units and destroyed four fighting positions, two vehicles, and a command-and-control center, the statement said. --SPA 16:35 LOCAL TIME 13:35 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w