WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The
U.S. military has air-dropped humanitarian aid to members of Iraq's Albu Nimr
tribe who
lost their
village in western Iraq to
Islamic State militants last week after weeks of resistance,
U.S. Central Command said on Tuesday. The military said the airdrop near Iraq's Al Asad Air Base came on Monday at the request of the
Iraqi government. A
U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft delivered more than 7,000 halal meals, which were retrieved by
Iraqi forces and delivered to members of the Albu Nimr
tribe who recently fled their homes, Central Command said. ...
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