RudawUS military carries out airstrikes, aid drops to Iraqi town surrounded by ISISCNN(CNN) -- The United States says it has carried out airstrikes and dropped humanitarian aid in the Iraqi town of Amerli to protect an ethnic minority that one official says faces the threat of an "imminent massacre." The town of Amerli, which has been besieged by ...US planes strike militants, drop aid near Iraq's AmerliHindustan TimesUS military airstrikes in Iraq boost morale of thousands of besieged residentsWashington PostIraq launches drive to break jihadist siege of AmerliTimes of IndiaVoice of America -Sydney Morning Herald -Ammon Newsall 171 news articles »