War on terror

US drops ammunition to rebels fighting ISIL in Syria

United States-led coalition forces have parachuted ammunition to Syrian rebels fighting Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a US official has said.

Elissa Smith, a spokesperson for the US Secretary of Defense, said on Monday that the airdrop took place in northern Syria on Sunday.

"This successful airdrop provided ammunition to Syrian groups whose leaders were appropriately vetted by the United States and have been fighting to remove ISIL from northern Syria," she said.