Four USAF F-15E Strike Eagles worked with other coalition forces to target and strike a terrorist facility in southern Baghdad. The four F-15Es launched precision-guided munitions at the target after coalition helicopters scanned the area for civilians to ensure there would be “no collateral damage,” according to US Central Command officials. The terrorists were using the facility in the Babil province to acquire and transport bomb-making munitions.
The U.S. military is sending more fighter jets to the Middle East to step up its war with Iran, adding to what is already the largest buildup of airpower in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. For now, the operation shows little sign of coming to a quick…