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(VOVworld) – Kurdish spokesperson Holgard Hekmat told reporters on Friday that American F-16s first entered Iraqi airspace on a reconnaissance mission and are now targeting ISIS or the Islamic State, in Gwer and in the Sinjar region, northern Iraq. He added that US warplanes struck the bridge linking Mosul to Gwer which had been used by the Islamic State to channel reinforcements and ammunition to Gwer.
Islamic State fighters have taken control of large parts of northern Iraq since launching an offensive in June. Photo: Reuters
Earlier on Thursday, US President Barack Obama authorized targeted air strikes against Sunni fighters in Iraq, saying the measure was meant to avert “genocide” in the country.
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