Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. The U.S. military continued to attack ISIL targets near Erbil today conducting two additional air strikes to help defend the city where U.S. personnel are assisting the Government of Iraq.
Shortly after 10 a.m. EDT, remotely piloted aircraft struck a terrorist mortar position. When ISIL fighters returned to the site moments later, the terrorists were attacked again and successfully eliminated.
At approximately 11:20 a.m. EDT, four F/A-18 aircraft successfully struck a…






