Iraq PM says he will protect civilians after U.S.-Iraq air strikes against IS
September 13, 2014 at 20:06 PM EDT
BAGHDAD/CAIRO (Reuters) - Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday that he had ordered his air force to halt strikes on civilian areas, following attacks by both Iraqi and U.S. jets in large areas of the country held by Islamic State fighters.