[Iran Press TV] The United States is considering a new military offensive in the Turkmen town of Amerli, north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, to break the siege of the town by ISIL terrorists, the Pentagon says.| Didn't we used to have troops in Iraq? And how can we go back into Iraq without a congressional authorization? We needed those back when Republicans were president... |
"We are aware that there are humanitarian crises and human suffering throughout Iraq. This includes Amirli," Pentagon front man Army Col. Steve Warren on Wednesday.
"Providing relief for humanitarian situations through air operations is one of the missions that we've been authorized to conduct," Warren said.
Thousands of Shia fighters also gathered in Tuz Khurmatu, some 25 kilometers (15 miles) northeast of the town, to help with the operation.
Iraqi security forces were also mobilizing in Hamrin Mountains, located to the south of Amerli, said an army lieutenant general.
Iraqi planes, which have been targeting the Takfiri
...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed...
s' positions there, launched at least nine strikes in the area on Tuesday, an army officer said.
| What type of planes? |
...back at the pound, the little lost dog had finished eating the rat terrier...
Nickolay Mladenov, the United Nations
...the Oyster Bay money pit...
envoy in Iraq called for urgent help, saying the residents were facing a "possible massacre" should the forces of Evil overrun the town.