Latest Round Of US Airstrikes Against Militants In Iraq Includes Use Of Land-Based Bombers

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The Associated Press Aug 17, 2014 12:49:38 PM

WASHINGTON – The latest round of U.S. airstrikes in Iraq against the Islamic State extremist group includes the first reported use of land-based bombers in the military campaign.

U.S. Central Command says a combination of bombers, fighter jets, attack planes and unmanned drones hit targets near Iraq’s largest dam in Mosul. That’s a wider array than in previous rounds of airstrikes.

Kurdish security officials say Kurdish forcers have taken over parts of the dam — aided by U.S. and Iraqi airstrikes.

It was less than two weeks ago that militants had captured the dam.

The U.S. military says U.S. forces conducted 14 airstrikes on Sunday — after nine strikes on Saturday.

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