IRAQ UPDATE 8/14: Aid stops. Strikes continue.

Shaun Keating Iraq, News Feather Story 2014

US reveals team on ground

ISIL is held at bay, US ceases aid and continues air strikes

  1. ISIL is a group of Sunni Muslim extremists.
  2. Thousands of people have been trapped on a mountain in Northern Iraq fleeing for their lives from ISIL.
  3. The US launched air strikes against ISIL and also dropped food and water for the people.
  4. The US revealed that a 20-man was on the ground evaluating the situation.
  5. The team reported there were less people and that they were in better condition than they thought.
  6. The US announced a cease in humanitarian aid while continuing air strikes.