According to cnn, U.S. military aircraft have conducted a strike on ISIS artillery that had been used near Irbil, Iraq, the Pentagon says.
Barack Obama have authorized targeted air strikes against militant jihadists to assist in protection of civilians.Following the authorize U.S. fighters dropped bombs on Islamic militants in Iraq Friday. The Pentagon said two FA-18 jets dropped 500-pound laser-guided bombs on fighters with the Islamic State, also known as Isis or Isil. The Pentagon also said that the airdrops were performed by one C-17 and two C-130 cargo aircraft that together delivered a total of 72 bundles of food and water. They were escorted by two F/A-18 fighters from an undisclosed air base in the region.
