09/08/2014 11:31
Iraq conflict: US aid drop follows fresh raids on militants
The US has conducted its second air-drop of food and water to thousands of Iraqis hiding in mountains from jihadist fighters, the Pentagon says. It came hours after the US launched fresh air strikes against militants from the Islamic State (IS), the BBC reported.
The group had recently made fresh gains in northern Iraq and is threatening the Kurdish city of Irbil.
The US is also piling pressure on Iraqi leaders to form a unity government capable of dealing with the jihadists.
Sunni Muslim group IS, formerly known as Isis, has taken control of swathes of Iraq and Syria and has also seized Iraq's largest dam.