At least 129 people, mostly militants, were killed today, while another 25 were wounded. U.S. airstrikes focused on the Mosul Dam region.
Politics:
Politicians in Baghdad are apparently getting annoyed that U.S. airstrikes and other military help are being reserved for northern Iraq.
A New York Times reporter, who was injured, in a deadly helicopter crash on Sinjar Mountain last Tuesday, describes the accident and some of the circumstances on the mountain
Fighting:
Airstrikes killed 11 militants near the Mosul Dam. U.S. jets are supporting Peshmerga troops attempting to recover control of the dam. Another eight militants were wounded.
In the city of Mosul, militants killed two civilians.
Mortar strikes killed six Peshmerga members in Jalawla. They also killed three civilians and wounded seven others. An airstrike killed two militants and wounded six more.
In Abu Ghraib, a bomb wounded four people.
Air strikes in Arab Jasam killed 25 militants.
Bombings in Fadhiliya killed 22 militants.
In al-Khasfa, 18 militants were struck down.
The air force killed 17 militants, including a prominent leader, in Tal Afar.
Fifteen militants were killed during airstrikes in Garma.
Eight militants leaders were killed in Qaim.
