General: Syrian airstrikes to increase in coming weeks

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon lands June 30, 2014, on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The aircraft returned from integrated training with NATO allies in Poland as part of the persistent presence mission in Eastern Europe and were replaced by U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft. The F-16 is assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad Warren)

The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group plans to increase the number of airstrikes in Syria in the near future, a top US general said Saturday.

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