In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes using bomber, fighter, attack, ground-attack, and remotely piloted aircraft. The meeting would be held to determine an interim Damascus government and the process for a new constitution and elections.
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“I think what we could be doing more of is dealing with the humanitarian crisis”, Gillibrand said.
After having entered the conflict in Syria past year in a coalition with the USA with much fanfare from the White House, the reality now is that the Arab air forces have disappeared from the battlefield, leaving the US virtually alone.
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said the suspected bombing of the Russian airline should be a “wakeup call” to both the us and Russia for the need to join forces.
Moreover, the rebels the US wants to help are being groomed only for the fight against Islamic State, not Assad.
One group of trainees surrendered their U.S.-provided weapons to the al Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria.
The goal is to determine what further military cooperation can develop.
The Defence Secretary said: “I am asking MPs particularly to reflect on the fact that the streets of Britain at the moment are being kept safe by American, Australian and French aircraft striking at the heart of ISIL in north-east Syria from where ISIL is organised and directed”.
The head of Britain’s armed forces, General Nicholas Houghton, yesterday said the country was “letting down” allies by not participating in air strikes against ISIS. Although I personally believe it is the duty of this country to care for citizens who can not do it themselves, many will be outraged if the USA becomes more involved and the number of troops increases, an event which will most likely occur. At the moment even its leader doesn’t always agree with its policies.
Near Sinjar, four strikes destroyed two ISIL command and control nodes, 12 ISIL fighting positions, and suppressed an ISIL rocket position.
An officer from the Douma branch of the Syria Civil Defence department told Al Jazeera that three air strikes had hit the residential area of the town. Another dozen more F-15 fighter bombers also are on their way.
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Nevertheless, Carter criticized America’s Gulf State allies for not contributing enough to the fight against ISIS after the senior State official made those comments. This step is not to be considered “the start of a no-fly zone or a creeping no-fly zone”. Pentagon officials insisted that Syrian Arabs received the ammunition. The Obama administration for the next 15 months must decide just how slippery it may be.
