`` These strikes are intended to destroy ISIL strongholds with precision , '' U.S. general says . The Pentagon has said it will not be conducting air strikes in Iraq and Syria without a U.N. mandate or approval from the United Nations Security Council.
`` These strikes are intended to destroy ISIL strongholds with precision , '' U.S. general says . Coalition is providing help asked for by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi .