{"id":55885,"date":"2018-10-21T18:23:35","date_gmt":"2018-10-21T18:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/10\/21\/coalition-airstrike-targets-mosque-used-by-islamic-state\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:33:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:33:31","slug":"coalition-airstrike-targets-mosque-used-by-islamic-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/10\/21\/coalition-airstrike-targets-mosque-used-by-islamic-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Coalition airstrike targets mosque used by Islamic State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AL-UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar \u2014 The U.S.-led coalition fighting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/10\/03\/last-pocket-of-isis-fighters-surrounded-dod-official-says\/\" target=_blank>the Islamic State group<\/a> says an airstrike on a mosque in Syria last week targeted an insurgent command and control center and killed a dozen fighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The coalition said in a statement Sunday that while the law of war protects mosques, the use of the building as a headquarters by ISIS caused it to lose that protected status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/09\/30\/syria-foreign-minister-victory-over-terrorism-is-near-us-must-leave\/\" target=_blank>Syrian state media<\/a> and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said last week that a series of strikes in Sousa near the Iraq border killed and wounded dozens; civilians as well as ISIS fighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/09\/25\/the-white-house-just-revealed-massive-mission-creep-in-syria-heres-why\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3978211.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The White House has revealed massive mission creep in Syria. 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