U.S. leads 20 air strikes in Iraq, Syria against Islamic State – statement

Near Palmyra, a strike destroyed and damaged Islamic State front-end loaders, tractor-like equipment which are used in construction, it said. The Islamic State has lost territory over the past year but it still holds on to large portions of Iraq and Syria.

“Two Rafale jets dropped bombs on an Isis training camp”. Russian Federation has carried out scores of airstrikes and naval attacks against Daesh (ISIL) and other terrorist groups in Syria since September 30, killing hundreds of them.

France launched a second air strike overnight in Syria against an Islamic State (IS) training camp and further strikes will follow, Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Friday.

The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State conducted 11 air strikes in Iraq and three in Syria on Monday, according to the task force organizing the operation.

Bashar (al-Assad) is the enemy of his own people and he has been for a long time.

France, which has provided weapons and logistical support to rebels linked to the Free Syrian Army in the past, has repeatedly said Assad would have to go before government troops and rebels could together defeat Islamic State.