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Footage released of US airstrike on Islamic State truck

Military footage has been released showing what the US Defense Department claims is an American airstrike on an armed truck being driven by Islamic State militants.

The video, shot on Tuesday, is taken from an aircraft which circles the truck from above before a missile hits it from the side.

The US has launched airstrikes to protect American facilities and personnel, and in support of Iraqi and Kurdish security forces trying to combat the Islamic State.

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