AdvertisementThis Isn't The First U.S. Rescue Operation In Northern IraqAugust 08, 2014Greg MyrefacebookEmailU.S. soldiers carry Iraqi Kurdish children into the Zakho refugee camp in 1991. The U.S. military provided humanitarian relief to Iraqi Kurdish families fleeing Saddam Hussein's army. The rescue operation announced Thursday by President Obama is taking place in the same region. (AFP/Getty Images)