Smoke rises after an airstrike during the battle against ISIS militants in the district of al-Mamoun in Mosul, March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani
Business Insider: Here's how the US-led coalition decides when and where to hit ISIS targets in Iraq
US-led coalition airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria hit record levels in August, dropping 5,075 bombs during close-air-support, escort, or interdiction operations.
That was the highest monthly total recorded during Operation Inherent Resolve, the three-year campaign against ISIS.
The amount of bombs dropped in each of the first eight months of 2017 exceeded the total of any other month during the campaign.
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WNU Editor: Even with all of the restrictions in place, 32,801 weapons were deployed by coalition aircraft through August 2017.
