U.S. Releases Footage of Airstrike Against Radicals in Iraq

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The U.S. military released a video on Friday of an airstrike against an Islamic State armed truck near the Iraqi Kurdistan capital of Erbil that was carried out on Aug. 26.

The soundless video shows truck driving along a road until it is eradicated by the blast

See also: Why the Islamic State Is Scarier Than al-Qaeda in Iraq

The U.S. first sent advisers to Iraq on June 16 and ramped up its involvement with targeted airstrikes that began on Aug. 8 after Islamic State (formerly known as ISIS/ISIL) militants attacked Kurdish forces near Erbil, where American personnel were stationed

The operations have cost $7.5 million per day, for a total of $500 million since June Read more...

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