US destroys three ISIS camps in Iraq, underscoring continued need for air support
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(Worthy News) – U.S. Central Command Gen. Ken McKenzie has repeatedly said of late that the American force of 5,200 soldiers in Iraq will be drawing down soon, but the fight against the Islamic State is not yet complete and will not be turned over to Iraqi Armed Forces alone.
That point was underscored over the weekend, when Operation Inherent Resolve reported that coalition aircraft destroyed three rural ISIS camps.
“Airstrikes help destroy ISIS targets in terrain difficult to reach by standard vehicles,” said Col. Myles B. Caggins III, coalition military spokesman in a statement Saturday, which included links to videos of the airstrikes. [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]
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