American jet fighters and drones have conducted four more airstrikes on Islamic militants in Iraq - as British military aircraft headed to the region.
The US military said the strikes took out armoured carriers and a truck that were firing on civilians.
The third wave of attacks came as two C130s left RAF Brize Norton to make humanitarian airdrops in the troubled region.
Thousands of Yazidis have fled their homes The planes will deliver humanitarian aid, including reusable filtration containers, tents, and solar lights which can also recharge mobile phones.
They aim to ease the suffering of thousands of refugees stranded on Mount Sinjar since fleeing Islamic State (IS) attacks on their homes a week ago.
The drops follow renewed airstrikes by US jets and drones, which took out at least five vehicles used by IS militants to fire on civilians.
The boundary shows the area IS wants to create as a caliphate The jihadists have been sweeping through northern Iraq, beheading and crucifying captives who refuse to be converted to Islam.
They have driven thousands of Yazidi people from their homes, leaving them stranded in the mountains in northwest Iraq without food or water.
Reports suggested that thousands of refugees, including children, may have already lost their lives after being trapped in the mountains without food and water for days.
Overnight, US and Iraqi aircraft dropped food and water to the stranded refugees for a third time.
President Obama says the US offensive is a "long-term" project US officials say aircraft delivered 72 bundles of supplies, including more than 3,800 gallons of water and more than 16,000 meals.
Barack Obama said he viewed the US offensive in Iraq as a "long-term project" to rout out militants and deliver aid to beleaguered civilians.
It is the first American offensive in Iraq since Washington pulled out its forces in 2011 after nearly a decade of brutal war.
He has also said US airstrikes aim to prevent IS fighters from attacking Irbil, the capital of the Iraqi Kurdish region, where the US has a diplomatic mission.
British aid is loaded onto a plane destined for Iraq "I'm not going to give a particular timetable, because as I've said from the start, wherever and whenever US personnel and facilities are threatened, it's my obligation, my responsibility as commander in chief, to make sure they are protected," Mr Obama told reporters.
Mr Obama, who has ruled out ground troops, and David Cameron have pledged to work together to avoid "genocide" in Iraq.
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