Keywords: ISIL response 140923-D-HU462-044.jpg en U S Navy Rear Adm John Kirby at lectern the Pentagon press secretary stands by as Army Lt Gen William C Mayville Jr the director for operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff briefs reporters at the Pentagon in Arlington Va Sept 23 2014 about airstrikes launched the previous night in Syria and ongoing efforts in Iraq against extremists known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant ISIL President Barack Obama authorized humanitarian aid deliveries to Iraq as well as targeted airstrikes to protect U S personnel from ISIL U S Central Command directed the operations DoD photo by Staff Sgt Sean K Harp U S Army/Released 2014-09-23 Staff Sgt Sean Harp https //www dvidshub net/image/1585344 140923-D-HU462-044 2014-09-30 02 00 ARLINGTON VA US PD-USGov John Kirby Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |