The United States military has conducted humanitarian air drop in the besieged Iraqi town of Amrili, home to thousands of Shia Turkomen who have been cut off from receiving food, water, and medical supplies for two months by the militants of the Islamic State, the Pentagon said.   

The US air force delivered this aid alongside aircraft from Australia, France and the UK who also dropped much needed supplies, Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirbysaid.   

In conjunction with this airdrop, US aircraft conducted coordinated airstrikes against terrorists in order to support this humanitarian assistance operation, Kirby said.   

These military operations were conducted under authorisation from President Barack Obama to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance and to prevent an attack on the civilians of Amirli by the militants, he added.