The United States carried out five strikes near Iraq's Haditha Dam yesterday. Its target were Islamic State insurgents that threatened the Dam. It appears that President Barack Obama called this campaign to finally defeat the jihadist movement. According to the U.S. government, the Islamic State represents a serious threat to the west as well as the Middle East. He added that key Nato allies are … [Read more...]
New Military Operations Underway in Iraq as the U.S. commands Airstrikes against IS
Since the Islamic State began to outright defy the United States by publicly beheading American journalists, more than 100 airstrikes have been carried out in Iraq. Now, a new waves of airstrikes have been carried out near Haditha Dam, which has been a target for the IS extremists in the last months. According to the United States military Central Command, the government of Iraq requested … [Read more...]