War on terror

U.S. airstrikes destroy 120 ISIS vehicles in stunning display of firepower

A massive convoy of 120 Islamic State vehicles was hit by U.S. and Iraqi bombs Wednesday night in Anbar province, marking one of the most deadly strikes on the extremist group in recent memory, defense officials said.

The rare concentration of Islamic State vehicles was spotted east of Ramadi moving westward when it was hit by a barrage of airstrikes from U.S. and Iraqi aircraft, defense officials said.

The attack comes after Islamic State militants were pushed out of Fallujah in a five-week battle that Iraqi army officials say ended Sunday.

The militants in the convoy may have been moving east to reinforce the Islamic State forces under attack near the Iraq-Syria border town of Abu Kamal, in the Euphrates River valley, defense officials said.