The president has authorized U.S. Central Command to work with partner nations to conduct targeted airstrikes of Iraq and Syria as part of the comprehensive strategy to degrade and defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL.

As of 4:59 p.m. EDT Sept. 8, the U.S. and coalition have conducted a total of 6,700 airstrikes (4,198 Iraq / 2,502 Syria).
U.S. has conducted 5,239 airstrikes in Iraq and Syria (2,858 Iraq / 2,381 Syria)
Coalition has conducted 1,461 airstrikes in Iraq and Syria (1,340 Iraq /121 Syria)
The countries that have participated in the airstrikes include:
In Iraq: (1) Australia, (2) Canada, (3) Denmark, (4) France, (5) Jordan, (6) The Netherlands, and (7) UK
In Syria: (1) Bahrain, (2) Canada, (3) Jordan, (4) Saudi Arabia, (5) Turkey and (6) UAE
As of Sept. 8, U.S. and partner nation aircraft have flown an estimated 53,278 sorties in support of operations in Iraq and Syria.

Cost of Operations

As of Aug. 15, 2015, the total cost of operations related to ISIL since kinetic operations started on Aug. 8, 2014, is $3.7 billion and the average daily cost is $9.9 million for 373 days of operations. A further breakdown of cost associated with the operations is here.

Iraq and Syria: ISIL’s Reduced Operating Areas as of April 2015

Source: U.S Department of Defense

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