US carries out more Iraq airstrikes

American fighter jets and drones have conducted nearly a dozen airstrikes in Iraq since Tuesday, a US official said.

US carries out more Iraq airstrikes

American fighter jets and drones have conducted nearly a dozen airstrikes in Iraq since Tuesday, a US official said.

The strikes came in the hours after militants released a gruesome video showing US journalist James Foley being beheaded and as Islamic State militants threatened to kill a second American captive in retribution for any continued attacks.

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