US military: American aircraft conduct 4 more airstrikes on Iraqi militants to defend civilians.

Saturday 8/9.2014 US carry out further air strikes to protect citizens in Iraq. The US military says it has carried out four further air strikes on Islamist militants in Iraq to "defend civilians". Prime Minister David Cameron and President Obama agreed that getting vital supplies to Iraq's minority Yazidi community who have been trapped by militants was crucial, as they try to "avert a genocide." Obama warned that the fight against Islamist militants "will take some time". US Launches 4 More Airstrikes Against ISIS fighters - 8/9/2014 (AP) The U.S. military says American jet fighters and drones have conducted four more airstrikes on Islamic militants in Iraq, taking out armored carriers and a truck that were firing on civilians. U.S. Central Command says the Islamic State militants were firing on Yazidi civilians taking shelter in the Sinjar mountains. In a statement, the military says the militants were firing on civilians indiscriminately. Central Command says the strikes near Sinjar were spread out, with three before noon Eastern Daylight Time on Saturday and one about 3 p.m. The military says indications suggest that the strikes were successful in destroying the armored vehicles. This is the third round of airstrikes against Islamic State forces by the U.S. military since they were authorized by President Barack Obama. US planes, drones conduct more airstrikes in Iraq US forces on Saturday (Aug 9) launched more airstrikes in northern Iraq to defend attacks on Yazidi civilians, the Pentagon said, on the second day of its military campaign. WASHINGTON: US forces on Saturday (Aug 9) launched more airstrikes in northern Iraq to defend attacks on Yazidi civilians, the Pentagon said, on the second day of its military campaign. President Barack Obama had announced this week he had authorised US air strikes in part to help break the siege of Mount Sinjar, where fighters from the so-called Islamic State (IS) forces have cornered and reportedly threatened to kill thousands of civilian refugees from the Yazidi religious minority. The first strike, at around 11:20 Washington time (1520 GMT), was carried out by a mix of fighter jets and drones, the United States Central Command, which covers the Middle East, said in a statement. It targeted two armoured personnel carriers firing on Yazidi civilians near Sinjar, the state said, adding one of the two IS vehicles was hit and destroyed. Twenty minutes later, after monitoring the second personnel carrier, the US aircraft struck and apparently destroyed two additional armoured personnel carriers and an armed truck. And at around 3:00 pm Washington time (1900 GMT), a US plane located, struck, and apparently destroyed another armoured personal carrier near Sinjar.