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A guide to daily developments in Iraq

By Washington Examiner

Published August 8, 2014 11:13pm ET

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A guide to daily developments in Iraq — Smoke rises after airstrikes by the U.S. forces targeting Islamic State militants near the Khazer checkpoint outside of the city of Irbil in northern Iraq, Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. The airstrikes by the U.S. forces were launched outside the Kurdish regional capital Irbil, and marked the first time U.S. forces have directly targeted the extremist Islamic State group, which controls large areas of Syria and Iraq. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed) | Khalid Mohammed

BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. military, three years after pulling out of Iraq, launched airstrikes against Islamic State targets in the country’s northern region Friday, using drones and fighter jets to stem a Sunni insurgency led by the al-Qaida breakaway group.

Here’s a look at how events unfolded Friday:

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