Airstrikes target oil refineries in Syria held by militants

WASHINGTON — Making its first major push to choke off financing for the Islamic State, U.S. and allied Arab warplanes bombed a dozen small oil refineries in eastern Syria on Wednesday that U.S. officials said were part of a $2 million-a-day revenue stream for the Sunni Muslim extremist group.

The Obama administration also named 11 individuals and one supposed charity as global terrorists for allegedly recruiting foreign fighters, shipping weapons and raising millions of dollars for Islamic State and several affiliated groups.