U.S. attacks Islamic State tankers for the first time
The strike aimed to end one of the main financial sources of the radical group. It was lead by for A-10 airplanes and two AC-130s that the United States keeps on a Turkey base. Authorities believe ISIL receives over $40 million every month thanks to oil production.
Reuters
For the first time, American planes have hit a hundred tankers used by the Islamic State terrorists to transport oil. 116 tankers were destroyed.
The strike aimed to end one of the main financial sources of the radical group. It was lead by for A-10 airplanes and two AC-130s that the United States keeps on a Turkey base. Authorities believe ISIL receives over $40 million every month thanks to oil production.
