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US launches more strikes in Syria with partners' help

The United States says it has carried out 10 more air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq with the help of coalition partners.
The strikes hit seven targets in Syria, including an IS building and two armed vehicles at the border crossing in the besieged Kurdish town of Ain al-Arab, also known as Kobane, US Central Command said.
In Iraq, three air strikes were conducted south-west of Erbil, destroying four armed vehicles and a fighting position.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott, meanwhile, has returned to Australia for Cabinet talks that could see Australian forces join the war against IS militants in Iraq.

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