A U.S Air Force KC-10 refuels an F-22 Raptor fighter jet after strike operations in Syria, Sept. 23, 2014. The United States and partner nations launched the largest combined single day of airstrikes on Iraq and Syria on Tuesday, striking 13 times in Iraq and 11 more in Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Jefferson S. Heiland)
U.S. And Britain Combine To Launch The Largest Day Yet For Airstrikes In Iraq And Syria -- Washington Post
The United States and Great Britain launched 24 more airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, defense officials said on Tuesday, making it the biggest day yet in the air war against the Islamic State militant group.
Eleven airstrikes each were conducted in Iraq and Syria by U.S. warplanes, officials with U.S. Central Command said in a statement. Separately, British officials said they conducted their first two airstrikes in Iraq since joining the military campaign. Combined, the action surpassed Sept. 23 — the first with strikes in Syria — as the day with the most airstrikes in the two countries.
Fourteen airstrikes were launched in Syria on Sept. 23 as the U.S. and partner nations began their air war there, and four more were carried out at the same time in Iraq. Eight further strikes were carried out that day in Syria, but they came from 47 Tomahawk missiles launched by the U.S. Navy from ships in the Persian Gulf, rather than warplanes. Most of those were aimed at the Khorasan group, which U.S. officials said is an al-Qaeda affiliated group that was planning “imminent” attacks against U.S. and Western targets.
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My Comment: And there are no signs that they will scale back these airstrikes. And it is not going to be cheap .... The colossal cost of the battle against ISIS: Operations in Syria and Iraq will cost $2.4BILLION per year...and that's IF Obama doesn't ramp up strikes .... The colossal cost of the battle against ISIS: Operations in Syria and Iraq will cost $2.4BILLION per year...and that's IF Obama doesn't ramp up strikes -- Daily Mail
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