Operation as part of the effort to avoid the genocide of religious minorities. And to protect u. S. Military and Embassy Personnel stationed in iraq. Tara mergener has the latest from the white house. Reporter a pair of fa18 fighter jets dropped bombs on artillery positions of the Islamic Extremist Group known as isis near the city. To stop the advaon the city, i directed the military to take targeted strikes against isis terrorist convoys should they move toward the city. Reporter about 150 u. S. Military advisers and an unknown number of diplomats are working out of the city. Kurdish fighters are being overwhelmed as sectarian violence escalates and americas Top Commander in iraq says isis is not just a violent terrorist organization. He says this is an army and it takes an army to defeat an army. While president obama has authorized air strikes humanitarian aid, he stopped short soft putting more boots on the ground. The u. S. Has also dropped food and water to thousands of people s