US launches new strikes against Islamic State militants

Strikes move closer to Baghdad as Obama launches campaign to 'degrade and destroy' militant group

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The United States has carried out its first round of new air strikes in support of Iraqi troops under a new strategy unveiled last week by Barack Obama to overcome the militant group.

A US military spokesman said that the strike had targeted fighters and vehicles to the south-west of Baghdad as the Iraqi army made a push to reclaim territory lost to the militants over the past months.

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