The US and five Arab allies have launched the first strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria. The Pentagon said warplanes, drones and Tomahawk missiles were used in the attacks, which targeted several areas including IS stronghold Raqqa.
BBC: US strikes Islamic State in Syria (VIDEO)
Fighters from the Islamic State (IS) organisation pray at the spot where the jihadist group said a US drone crashed into a communications tower in the Syrian city of Raqqa early on September 23, 2014. A US-led coalition on carried out its first air strikes and missile attacks against jihadist positions in Syria, with Damascus saying it had been informed by Washington before the operation began.
