Airstrikes target 12 oil refineries controlled by ISIS

U.S. Central Command said Wednesday that 12 modular oil refineries controlled by ISIS were hit during airstrikes by U.S., Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates fighter aircraft and drones.

The strikes took place Wednesday in a remote, eastern part of Syria, USA Today reports, near the towns of Al Hasakah, Abu Kamal, and Al Mayadin. An ISIS vehicle near the eastern town of Dayr az Zawr was also hit.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.