New US strikes in Iraq include land-based bombers

The latest round of US air strikes in Iraq against the Islamic State extremist group includes the first reported use of land-based bombers in the military campaign.
US Central Command says a combination of bombers, fighter jets, attack planes and unmanned drones hit targets near Iraq's largest dam in Mosul. That's a wider array than in previous rounds of air strikes.
Kurdish security officials say Kurdish forcers have taken over parts of the dam aided by US and Iraqi air strikes.
It was less than two weeks ago that militants had captured the dam.
The US military says US forces conducted 14 air strikes today after nine strikes yesterday.

The US says today's strikes damaged or destroyed 10 armed vehicles, seven Humvees, two armored personnel carriers and one checkpoint.