A US led coalition of warplanes launched their first airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq, in collaboration with Iraqi forces working with Iran backed militia on the ground, reports Reuters.
The decision to support the campaign to take Tikrit back forms the biggest collaboration between Iraqi forces, militia and the US in the fight against Islamic state militants to date.
A senior US commander, General James Terry said the strikes by the US Led coalition were intended to aid, “Iraqi forces under Iraqi command.”
The decision to support the campaign to take Tikrit back forms the biggest collaboration between Iraqi forces, militia and the US in the fight against Islamic state militants to date.
A senior US commander, General James Terry said the strikes by the US Led coalition were intended to aid, “Iraqi forces under Iraqi command.”