The United States has begun carrying out air strikes near Iraq�s Haditha Dam which was under threat from Islamic State in Iraq and Syria militants, a U.S defense official said on Sunday.
�At the request of the Iraqi government and in keeping with our mission to protect U.S. personnel and facilities, U.S. military planes have begun striking ISIL terrorists near the Haditha Dam,� said the official who declined to be identified.

�These strikes are being conducted to prevent the terrorists from further threatening Iraqi security forces in control of the dam.�

By Al Arabiya

 

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