WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is reportedly weighing his options -- including possible airstrikes -- in response to continuing Islamic State-led unrest in Iraq.
An unnamed U.S. administration official told the New York Times that "the president is weighing both passive and active options." The passive option, he explained, would include airdropping humanitarian supplies to civilians trapped on Mount Sinjar. "More active, we could target ISIL elements that are besieging the base of the mountain."