The US has carried out airstrikes against artillery used by Islamist militants in northern Iraq, the Pentagon says.
Two F/A-18 aircraft dropped 500-pound laser-guided bombs on a mobile artillery piece near Irbil, the capital of the Kurdish region.
Rear Admiral John Kirby said in a statement that the Islamist militants had been using the artillery to shell Kurdish forces defending the city, where US personnel are located.
The group has been advancing in Iraq "The decision to strike was made by the US Central Command commander under authorisation granted him by the commander in chief," he said.
On Thursday President Barack Obama said he had authorised the strikes on Iraq to protect religious minorities and prevent a "genocide".
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