US prepared to strike in Iraq if US personnel, facilities threaten

FXStreet (Bali) - Reuters is carrying additional headlines related to airstrikes by US forces in Iraq being approved by Obama, noting that the US is prepared to strike if it sees actions anywhere in Iraq that threaten US personnel and/or facilities.

Further headlines courtesy of Reuters included "US prepared to use targeted air strikes if needed to break the seige of Islamic state fighters on Yazidi people – Senior US administration people", also adding that "U.S. senior administration official says no US air strikes have been conducted so far..."