--- description: The U.S. and partner forces launched additional strikes in Syria against ISIS on Wednesday title: U.S. and Allies Launch New ISIS Strikes Targeting Oil Fields image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8d0f40bd8e99f0ad/6986a54bcd6848f5ad096a1d/isis-airstrikes.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Syria](/tag/syria/) ## Syria Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # U.S. and Allies Launch New Strikes Targeting ISIS Oil Fields by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 24, 2014 10:16 PM CUT  U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the recent air strikes against ISIS on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 23, 2014 U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the recent air strikes against ISIS on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 23, 2014Win McNamee—Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 24, 2014 10:16 PM CUT The U.S. and partner forces launched additional strikes in Syria against the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) on Wednesday, the Pentagon said. Forces from the U.S., Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates reportedly launched 13 air strikes against 12 oil refineries controlled by the Islamist group. “We are still assessing the outcome of the attack on the refineries, but have initial indications that the strikes were successful,” U.S. Central Command said Wednesday. “Producing between 300-500 barrels of refined petroleum per day, \[ISIS\] is estimated to generate as much as $2 million per day from these refineries. The destruction and degradation of these targets further limits \[ISIS’s\] ability to lead, control, project power and conduct operations.” The strikes are a part of the U.S.’s ongoing effort to “degrade and destroy” ISIS, which has claimed responsibility for beheading two American journalists and one British aid worker, among other Western casualties. During a speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, President Barack Obama called on more American allies to join in the fight to “[dismantle this network of death](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/25/world/middleeast/obama-syria-un-isis.html "undefined").” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3427025/isis-strikes-syria/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3427025/isis-strikes-syria/"},"headline":"U.S. and Allies Launch New Strikes Targeting ISIS Oil Fields","datePublished":"2014-09-24T22:16:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:23:57.223Z","description":"The Pentagon says the targets included oil refineries that produce about 300 to 500 barrels of petroleum per day","url":"https://time.com/3427025/isis-strikes-syria/","keywords":["Syria","Military","Obama","ISIS","Pentagon","UN"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8d0f40bd8e99f0ad/6986a54bcd6848f5ad096a1d/isis-airstrikes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8d0f40bd8e99f0ad/6986a54bcd6848f5ad096a1d/isis-airstrikes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"President Obama Delivers Statement On Recent Airstrikes Against ISIS In Syria","caption":"President Obama Delivers Statement On Recent Airstrikes Against ISIS In Syria","creditText":"Win McNamee—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/syria/","name":"Syria"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3427025/isis-strikes-syria/","name":"U.S. and Allies Launch New Strikes Targeting ISIS Oil Fields"}}]}] ```