US fighter jets and drones have repeatedly bombed Sunni extremists in northern Iraq targeting Isis artillery units and convoys advancing on the Kurdish regional capital, Irbil.
The airstrikes ramped up America's involvement in Iraq where the Isis movement has been seizing control of towns and key infrastructure in an advance that has forced hundreds of thousands to flee.
Islamic State fighters, who have beheaded and crucified captives in their drive to eradicate unbelievers, have advanced to within a half hour's drive of Arbil, capital of Iraq's Kurdish region and a hub for US oil companies.
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