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Save on packaging
Not overstocking our fridges
Not buying cheap throwaway clothes
Put amount of water necessary in kettle
Never leaving electric items on standby
Buying locally produced food and goods
Use less air miles
- STOP THE BOMBING
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Prevent air and ground pollution
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on ISIS-infested island
The US-led coalition says American warplanes have dropped 40 tons of bombs on an island along the Tigris River that's 'infested' with members of the Islamic State group
- A video was shared on Twitter by the military on Tuesday. In the caption of the tweet, Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) spokesman Col Myles B. Caggins, said: 'Here's what it looks like when @USAFCENT F15 and F35 jets drop 36,000kg of bombs on a Daesh [ISIS] infested island.'
Incredible moment U.S. drops forty tons of bombs on ISIS island
The US-led coalition says American warplanes have dropped 40 tons of bombs on an island along the Tigris River that's 'infested' with members of the Islamic State group. The first of the bombs can be seen on the upper left side of this image
A video released by the military showed massive explosions along the island on Tuesday
The explosions created mushroom clouds billowing from the island that appeared to have been subjected to carpet bombing
Iraqi counter-terrorism troops are also seen in the video watching over the operation from the ground.
The coalition said F15 and F35 warplanes took part in the bombing on Qanus Island in the central province of Salaheddine, north of the capital Baghdad.
Tuesday's attack is part of operations carried out by Iraqi forces and the US-led coalition against IS, which was defeated in Iraq in 2017.
'We’re denying Daesh the ability to hide on Qanus Island,' said Maj Gen Eric T. Hill, Special Operations Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, commander. Daesh is the Arabic term for ISIS.
'We’re setting the conditions for our partner forces to continue bringing stability to the region,' he added.
Authorities said they dropped the bombs on the island to 'disrupt Daesh the ability to hide in the thick vegetation'.
Coalition forces are still conducting ground clearance operations to destroy any remaining Daesh on the island.
ISIS sleeper cells have since carried out deadly bombings in Iraq. ISIS controlled large swathes of Syria and Iraq where they declared a caliphate in 2014.
The coalition said F15 and F35 warplanes took part in the bombing on Qanus Island in the central province of Salaheddine, north of the capital Baghdad
Tuesday's attack is part of operations carried out by Iraqi forces and the US-led coalition against ISIS, which was defeated in Iraq in 2017
Iraqi counter-terrorism troops are also seen in the video watching over the operation from the ground
Last week, Hill said in a statement that attacking ISIS fighters and their support networks across Iraq enables the government of Iraq's continued stability and reconstruction efforts.
'We know they are hiding in the ungoverned spaces [and that] Daesh is still trying to regenerate,' Hill said on September 2.
He declared that the coalition will 'stay here and support the ISF [Iraqi Security Forces] until no longer needed'.
The ISF, supported by the coalition, are attacking Daesh networks and degrading their capabilities.
'The pressure that we’re keeping on them keeps Daesh decentralized,' Hill said. 'We do see some unraveling of their communications.'
In August, the OIR and the Syrian Democratic Forces reported that they have detained more than 225 suspected Daesh fighters in the last 4 months and removed 4,000 pounds of explosives from the battlefield within the two months.
Within the same month, more than 200 bombs were dropped on the terrorist group.
The news of the blasts comes just days after President Donald Trump decided to cancel Afghan peace talks
President said has 'called off peace negotiations' after they admitted to the Kabul attack in order to build false leverage
Between July 2 and July 31, 2019, the OIR conducted 33 strikes consisting of 60 engagements against Daesh targets in Iraq.
The coalition also engaged 101 Daesh tactical units, destroyed 15 buildings, eight bed-down locations, seven tunnels, seven weapons caches, four vehicles, one improvised explosive device site and completed one terrain denial mission.
The news of the blasts comes just days after President Donald Trump decided to cancel Afghan peace talks.
Following the cancellation, the Taliban warned on Sunday that the Trump's decision will cost more American lives.
The Islamist group issued the statement after Trump unexpectedly canceled secret talks planned for Sunday with the Taliban's major leaders at the presidential compound in Camp David, Maryland.
He broke off the talks on Saturday after the Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack in Kabul last week that killed an American soldier and 11 others.
Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, criticized Trump for calling off the dialogue and said US forces have been pounding Afghanistan with attacks at the same time.
'This will lead to more losses to the US,' he said. 'Its credibility will be affected, its anti-peace stance will be exposed to the world, losses to lives and assets will increase.'
Strikes have also picked up in Afghanistan. American jets dropped nearly 800 bombs against targets in Afghanistan last month, which were the most since November of last year.
In Washington, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Afghan peace talks were on hold and Washington would not reduce US military support for Afghan troops until it was convinced the Taliban could follow through on significant commitments.
When asked whether the collapse of talks put a US troop pullout on hold as well, Pompeo said the issue would be discussed. 'The president hasn't yet made a decision on that,' he said
A Taliban suicide blast in the center of Kabul on Thursday killed a US soldier, a Romanian service member and at least 10 civilians near the American embassy
Camp David is the historic presidential retreat in the surrounding community of Thurmont, Maryland
When asked on 'Fox News Sunday' whether Afghan talks were dead, Pompeo said: 'For the time being they are.'
'I have been fully supportive of this effort,' Pompeo, a veteran Army officer, said. 'The direction that we have taken at the State Department, the effort President Trump has given us guidance to go deliver on is something that I think is important, it's valuable, I think the timing is just right. We made enormous progress.'
Trump has long wanted to end US involvement in Afghanistan - since his days as a candidate - and American diplomats have been talking with Taliban representatives for months about a plan to withdraw thousands of US troops in exchange for security guarantees by the Taliban.
US and Taliban negotiators struck a draft peace deal last week that could have led to a drawdown of troops from America's longest war.
There are currently 14,000 US forces as well as thousands of other NATO troops in the country, 18 years after its invasion by a US-led coalition following the September 11, 2001, al Qaeda attacks on the US.
Fighting in Afghanistan has continued amid the talks and recent assaults by the Taliban cast doubts over the draft deal.
On Tuesday, Trump abruptly forced out John Bolton (right), his national security adviser with whom he had strong disagreements on Iran, Afghanistan and a cascade of other global challenges
Mike Pompeo backs Trump's decision to fire John Bolton
As violence has escalated, Afghan leaders including President Ashraf Ghani have been increasingly critical of the deal and encouraged the Taliban to enter direct talks.
On Tuesday, Trump abruptly forced out John Bolton, his national security adviser with whom he had strong disagreements on Iran, Afghanistan and a cascade of other global challenges.
The sudden shake-up marked the latest departure of a prominent voice of dissent from the president's inner circle, as Trump has grown less accepting of advice contrary to his instincts.
It also comes at a trying moment for Trump on the world stage, weeks ahead of the United Nations General Assembly and as the president faces pressing decisions on difficult foreign policy issues.
Tensions between Bolton, Trump's third national security adviser, and other officials have flared in recent months over influence in the president's orbit and how to manage his desire to negotiate with some of the world's most unsavory actors.
Since joining the administration in the spring of last year, Bolton has espoused skepticism about the president's whirlwind rapprochement with North Korea, and recently has become a vocal internal critic of potential talks between Trump and leaders of Iran and Afghanistan's Taliban.
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