Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 23, 2014

US Strikes ISIS Targets in Syria With Tomahawk Missiles and Stealth F-22 Raptor -- ABC News

The United States expanded its fight against ISIS with airstrikes in Syria Monday night with a barrage of firepower that included Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles and a stealth F-22 Raptor, officials said.

The United States and its allies carried out 14 airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria, according to a Centcom statement released early this morning. The operation marks the first time the United States has launched strikes in Syria, a new front in the battle against the terror group.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 23, 2014

Airstrikes ‘Successful’ Against ISIS Targets in Syria, US Military Says -- ABC News

U.S. strikes Khorasan Group in Syria, which posed 'imminent' threat to West -- CNN

Joint Chiefs chair: 'No safe haven' for militants -- AP

Arab backing for U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria widens front against Islamic State -- Washington Post

White House won’t estimate cost of ISIS war -- The Hill

China developing a stealth bomber -- Want China Times

China’s Xi Jinping demands Army should be ready ‘to win regional war’ -- RT

China's Military May Have Gone 'Rogue' After All -- The Diplomat

North Korea reportedly developing tactical nuclear missiles: paper -- Japan Times/Kyodo

Russia to fully renew nuclear forces by 2020 – official -- RT

Following 'No' Vote, UK Sorts Out Scotland's Defense Future -- Defense News

Egyptian Air Force transport crashes during exercise -- World Tribune

US reaffirms Apache delivery to Egypt -- IHS Jane's 360

German Navy Grounds Sea Lynx Helicopter Fleet -- Defense News

NATO's outgoing chief: 'We cut fat, built muscle' -- AP

The A-10 Thunderbolt, Saved By Congress, Joins Airstrikes Against ISIS In Syria -- IBTimes

Pentagon to deploy 12 A-10s to Middle East -- The Hill

Supporters see role for A-10 in ISIS fight -- The Hill

Fire Scout drone helicopters being deployed to Pacific -- Stars and Stripes

US Air Combat Command Chief Reluctantly Accepts Global Hawk Over U-2 -- Defense News

Lawmakers Reject Pentagon Bid to Spend War Funds on F-35s -- Bloomberg

Firms to Pitch Light-Duty Trucks at Marine Expo -- DoD Buzz

Pentagon's Weapons Push Faces Skeptics -- WSJ

3 Major Decisions Loom for US Navy -- Defense News

US bans use of landmines outside Korean Peninsula -- The Hill

Missing Afghan military officers caught trying to cross the border into Canada -- Washington Post

Pentagon ‘Seeking Answers’ On POW/MIA Day While Withholding Answers On Korean War POWs -- Washington Free Beacon

Almost Equal: U.S. Military Three Years After ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ -- CBS

The Military Wants to Understand Why You Believe What You Believe -- Patrick Tucker, Defense One

How the US has justified military action around the world -- AP

Mideast flare-up, budget cuts could affect Pacific pivot -- Wyatt Olson, Stars and Stripes

Political promises against ground troops clash with military realities -- Travis Tritten, Stars and Stripes

The conflict between Obama and the military may be overblown -- Paul Waldman, Washington Post