U.S. Led Coalition Air Strikes Are Now Striking Targets In The Central Syrian Province Of Homs

AFTER AIRSTRIKES

A pair of U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant targets targets in Syria, Sept. 23, 2014. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bruch

US-Led Coalition Strikes Islamic State Targets In Central Syrian Province Of Homs For The First Time -- Daily Mail/AFP

* The coalition also targeted IS in the town of Minbej for the first time

* There are now 'near continuous' combat flights over Syria, a US official said

* Britain, Belgium and Denmark have now added their firepower to the war



The US-led coalition hit Islamic State group targets in Syria's central province of Homs for the first time Saturday as it pressed what Washington says are 'near continuous' strikes, a monitoring group said.



The coalition also targeted IS, also known as Isis, in the town of Minbej, east of second city Aleppo, for the first time, as well as multiple targets in the jihadist heartland province of Raqa, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.



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Update: Islamic State 'targeted by strikes on Syria border' -- BBC



My Comment: One can now safely say that the U.S. led coalition is (now) covering much of Syrian air space .... and (for the moment) the Syrian air force is leaving them alone.