US requested the airstrikes to support an offensive begun in early March . At the outset of the offensive , the USi forces declined Iraq-led coalition support though it looked to Iran for weapons and artillery . A Pentagon spokesman said the offensive has 'stalled '
Iraq requested the airstrikes to support an offensive begun in early March . At the outset of the offensive , the Iraqi forces declined US-led coalition support though it looked to Iran for weapons and artillery . A Pentagon spokesman said the offensive has 'stalled '