US-led forces launch new round of strikes against Isis in Syria

Fresh wave of bombing raids taget Islamic State oil supplies as British jets carry out strikes in Iraq for first time

• Arab nations join strikes as Nusra Front threatens retaliation


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US-led forces have attacked new targets in eastern Syria and along the Syrian border with Turkey, in an attempt to disrupt Islamic State (Isis) oil supplies and halt the militants relentless advance through Kurdish villages.

In Iraq, meanwhile, British jets carried out bombing missions for the first time.

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