Middle East  US bombs Islamic State fighters in north Iraq  Air
raids come days after murder of US journalist, which group says
was revenge for US attacks on its fighters in Iraq.  Last
updated: 22 Aug 2014 00:10 Email Article Print Article Share
article Send Feedback  US jets and drones have attacked fighters
loyal to the Islamic State group positioned around the Mosul dam
in northern Iraq, after US President Barack Obama vowed to end
the "cancer" of the group.  The US said its aircraft carried out
six raids on Thursday on positions around the dam, which is now
under the control of Iraqi and Peshmerga forces, following
fierce battles earlier this week to dislodge Islamic State
fighters.  The attacks destroyed or damaged four vehicles and
"multiple" homemade bomb emplacements, a spokesman for the US
central command said, taking to 90 the number of raids conducted
by the US in Iraq since August 8.  The strikes come days after
the self-declared jihadist group posted a video on the Internet
of the beheading of J