U.S.-led coalition targets Islamic State with 16 air strikes -statement

In Syria, five of the air strikes hit near the key border town of Kobani as well as al Hasaka and ar Raqqa, the task force said in a statement. In Iraq, the strikes targeted areas near Mosul, Falluja, Sinjar, tal Afar, Bayji and al Qaim, it added. (Reporting by Washington Newsroom; Editing by Will Dunham)