U.S. Attacks Iraq Militants as Republicans Urge Expansion
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The U.S. conducted new airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq today and Iraq’s parliament went home without ending a political deadlock that’s seen as adding to the turmoil.
Coming to the aid of Kurdish forces near Erbil, the regional capital, the U.S. used fighter jets and armed drones to destroy several armed trucks and a mortar position held by militants, the U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Florida, said in a statement.