(VOVworld) - The US military forces used fighter and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct two airstrikes on terrorists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on Friday and Saturday.

A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter uses binoculars to check on Islamic State group's positions on the outskirts of Makhmour, 300 km north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/ Marko Drobnjakovic)

The attacks aimed to support operations near Irbil, the metropolis of the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq. Four Humvees, one armored personnel carrier, and two trucks of the IS were destroyed.

The strikes were conducted under authority to protect U.S. personnel and facilities, support humanitarian efforts and support Iraqi forces that are acting in furtherance of these objectives. U.S. Central Command has conducted a total of 133 airstrikes across Iraq since operations began August 8^th.