U.S.-led international coalition launched 15 airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) jihadist group in Iraq and Syria, Al Bawaba News reported Tuesday. The coalition command said that it carried out 9 airstrikes on IS sites in a number of Iraqi cities including Mosul, Fallujah and Baiji, destroying several IS buildings and a mortar system. It added that the coalition launched five airstrikes targeting IS sites in Syria's Haskah and Kobani, destroying a number of IS fighting positions. The coalition launched its war against IS positions in Aug. 2014.