Syria's government said the U.S. told it of plans to carry out airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syrian territory, as the Obama administration opened up a new front in an expanding Middle East campaign. The U.S. State Department immediately
U.S. military leaders said Tuesday their aerial bombardment of Syria was only the beginning of a prolonged campaign that will continue intermittently for months and will become more difficult as targeted militants seek refuge in populated areas. The
UNITED NATIONS — The United States said on Tuesday that the American-led airstrikes against the Islamic State — carried out in Syria without seeking the permission of the Syrian government or the United Nations Security Council — were legal because
This week's strike against Islamic State militants in Syria by the United States marked the first time that the Pentagon has deployed its F-22 Raptor jets into combat, the Defense Department acknowledged on Tuesday.
SURUC, Turkey — Airstrikes hit Islamic State military sites early Wednesday, targeting eight Kurdish villages that the militants had seized in recent days in northern Syria near the Turkish border, residents reported. It was not immediately clear who
Airstrikes Target ISIS in Syria Near Turkish Border
