US hits IS oil targets in Syria

The US-led coalition against Islamic States has targeted 12 oil refineries in Syria during a third night of air strikes against the militants. The raids - carried out by US, Saudi and UAE aircraft - killed 14 IS fighters and five civilians in eastern Syria, activists said. The US military said the refineries generated as much as $2 million (£1.2m) per day in revenue for the militants. US President Barack Obama has vowed to dismantle the IS ‘network of death’, according to BBC.