Dive Brief:
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The U.S. attacks against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria are aimed, in part, at the militants’ construction equipment.
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Military officials confirmed to The Washington Post Wednesday that some of the U.S. airstrikes are targeting bulldozers, excavators, dump trucks and other construction vehicles.
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Militants have been using the equipment to create floods in civilian neighborhoods so people would evacuate and to build barricades where Islamic State attackers can hide.
Dive Insight:
The U.S. destroyed a lot of construction equipment, mostly near Fallujah and he Syrian border, during 30 airstrikes over three days this week, according to The Post report.