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United Arab Emirates: The General Command of the UAE Armed Forces said Emirati F-16s carried out a series of strikes Tuesday morning, according to a brief statement carried by the Gulf nation official WAM news agency. , according to CBC. The Emirates, an oil-rich federation that includes Abu Dhabi and Dubai, is one of the most prominent Arab members of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria group. The United Arab Emirates launched airstrikes Tuesday against from an air base in Jordan, marking its return to combat operations against the militants after it halted flights late last year. Canada to settle 10,000 more Syrian refugees over 3 years Syria: Key facts, important players The fighters returned safely back to base after striking their targets, the statement said. It did not elaborate, nor did it say whether the strikes happened in Syria or Iraq. The militants hold roughly a third of each country in a self-declared caliphate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.