The United Arab Emirates’ F-16 fighter jets have hit oil refineries controlled by the ISIL terror group

The United Arab Emirates' F-16 fighter jets have hit oil refineries controlled by the ISIL terror group, state media reports.

The warplanes targeted oil refineries held by “the Daesh (ISIL) organization, with the aim of drying up its sources of finance,” said the state news agency WAM on Monday, using the Arabic acronym for the extremist group.

According to the agency, the aircraft, based in Jordan, returned unharmed. However, it declined to reveal the location of the targets.

Also on Monday, Jordanian Information Minister Mohammad al-Momani said Bahrain has deployed a number of fighter jets to his country to aid Amman in the fight against the ISIL Takfiri group.

“This move highlights the brotherly ties between Jordan and Bahrain,” AFP quoted him as saying.