iStock/Thinkstock(MOSUL, Iraq) — U.S. military forces continued airstrikes in Iraq this week, targeting ISIS forces near the Mosul Dam.
Crews used attack aircraft to conduct two strikes Thursday and Friday in support of Iraqi Security Forces defending Irbil.
The assaults took down two ISIS armed vehicles, according to the United States Central Command.
“These strikes were conducted under authority to protect U.S. personnel and facilities, support humanitarian efforts, and support Iraqi forces that are acting in furtherance of these objectives,” officials said in a statement Friday.
The U.S. Central Command has conducted a total of 160 airstrikes across the country.
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