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The coalition said 12 ISIS fighters were killed during the first strike, which took place on October 18 in As-Susah, Syria.
"It is a mosque that the law of war prevents from targeting if it is not used for military purposes," said the coalition, adding that the Islamic State "had planned and actively coordinated attacks" against coalition troops and their local Syrian allies. location.
The second strike took place on Monday. This attack "destroyed several buildings" used by the Islamic State to launch attacks against Syrian democratic partners in As Susah, Syria.
"They are mean, they are brutal, they are unethical and they have absolutely no problem in putting civilians at risk and compromising the status of protected targets," said Monday to the press. Pentagon spokesman Colonel Rob Manning, speaking about the Islamic State. use of mosques as military installations.
"Such misuse of the mosque by Daesh is another example of a violation of the law of war and makes the mosque a worthy military target," said the coalition, using an Arabic term for the terrorist group.
"One of the facilities used by Daesh was a mosque used as a defensive combat command and position center," Coalition spokesman Sean Ryan told CNN in a statement, adding that "the hit killed terrorists they were actively firing on the forces of coalition partners. "
"After monitoring to reduce the risk to civilians, the Coalition's precision strike targeted and destroyed the buildings adapted by Daesh terrorists as command centers and combat positions when only their fighters were present," he said. Ryan.
The military forces of the US-led coalition have carried out hundreds of strikes against ISIS targets in Syria as the US and its local Syrian allies seek to oust the Islamic State. from his last stronghold to the east of Euphrates.
The coalition has estimated that more than 1,000 civilians have been killed by coalition strikes since the start of the campaign against ISIS in 2014. However, outside observers believe the number is higher.
