US aid drops begin in besieged Iraqi town of Amerli

From Top stories – France 24 - International News 24/7 Sun Aug 31 2014, 05:40:40

The US military on Saturday began air dropping humanitarian aid at Baghdad's request to the Iraqi town of Amerli, where thousands of ethnic Turkmen Shiites have been cut off from food, water and medical supplies by Islamist fighters.

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