U.S.-led strikes target Islamic State oil revenues - Pentagon

By Idrees Ali and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led air strikes in Syria have inflicted "significant damage" to Islamic State's ability to fund itself, the Pentagon said on Friday. Recent strikes in an air operation dubbed "Tidal Wave II" have been concentrated on oil facilities in the Dayr Az Zawr region, which provide an estimated two-thirds of Islamic State's oil revenue, Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren said at a news briefing. "We believe that by cutting off its oil supply we