Oct 01 Airstrikes launched amid intelligence gaps By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is grappling with significant intelligence gaps as it bombs Iraq and Syria, and it is operating under less restrictive targeting rules than those President Barack Obama imposed on the CIA drone campaign in Pakistan and Yemen,… Continue reading
Sep 23 Obama: Arab support in Syria airstrikes shows ‘this is not America’s fight alone’ By Julie Pace, Associated Press For President Barack Obama, the participation of five Arab nations in airstrikes against militants in Syria marked an unexpected foreign policy victory as he plunges the U.S. deeper into a military conflict in the Middle East that he has reluctantly… Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch News Wrap: Rice says U.S. ready for Syria airstrikes By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, National Security Advisor Susan Rice announced that the U.S. is ready to start airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State, but did not indicate when they would begin. France conducted its first strike against the… Continue watching