The Associated Press reports the beginning of surveillance flights on Tuesday, only days after President Barack Obama approved the use of surveillance drones in Syria. This move could represent the first step that could pave the way for U.S. airstrikes against Islamic States fighters based in Northern Syria. The Syrian government has explicitly demanded that the United States only carry out … [Read more...]
United States Launch New Airstrikes to Retake Iraqi Dam
On Saturday, the U.S. launched new airstrikes directed at the Islamic State in order to retake the country’s largest dam that is currently under their control near Irbil. The IS captured the Dam at Mosul last month during its swift and deadly attacks across the northern part of the country. This new series of U.S. –led airstrikes had a mix of American fighter aircrafts and remotely-piloted … [Read more...]
