The army pilots for first time
used Apache attack chopper to strike on the Islamist militant targets over Iraq,
by CENTCOM.
“United States military forces used the attack
bomber, fighter and the helicopter aircraft to conduct its six airstrikes
against the ISIL in Iraq” a CENTCOM official confirmed that the chopper
was an Army Apache attack helicopter, but they would not specify where it flew
from or what munitions has been used.
The Apaches can fire a Hellfire
missiles from significant standoff distance, and capable of “teaming”
with manned and unmanned aircraft to share information on its designate
targets. July 1, Pentagon announced that they will be sending unspecified
number of Apaches to Baghdad to help protect embassy personnel in an
increasingly situation against the Islamist extremists allied with Sunni tribes
continued to take swaths of territory in the north and west of the country. And
also United States military sent RQ—7 Shadow drones to Baghdad.
The said strikes near Fallujah
struck two mortar teams characterized as “large ISIL unit and two small ISIL units.”There
are about 1,200 United States military personnel in Iraq under war powers
resolution said by Pentagon officials, the number that should climb to 1,600 in
coming weeks. Among its new arrivals 216 soldiers in United States Army
headquarters element from 1st Infantry Division, who will be deployed this
month.
United States government won’t
put dollar figure on the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, independent
estimates say that the cost is approaching to USD1 billion since June of 2014.
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