President Masoum appointed Haidar al Abadi as the new prime minister. Former Prime Minister Maliki said the move is “unconstitutional” and vowed to fight the appointment. The US is sending weapons and munitions to the Kurds. The US launched airstrikes against an Islamic State convoy near Irbil. The Iraqi military said it killed an Islamic State commander and five Syrian aides in an airstrike in Mosul, seven Islamic State fighters in Salahaddin, eight fighters in Baqubah, 15 in Anbar, and 20 more “with Israeli weapons” in Babil.
