WATCH NOW: KTLA 5 NEWS AT 6:30 SCHEDULE KTLA 76° BREAKING: U.S. AIRSTRIKES HIT ISIS INSIDE SYRIA FOR FIRST TIME, PENTAGON SAYS Pentagon: U.S. Airstrikes Hit ISIS Inside Syria for First Time POSTED 6:41 PM, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014, BY CNN WIRE, UPDATED AT 06:45PM, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 U.S. jets began airstrikes in the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, Syria, early Tuesday, the first strikes against the terror group inside the country since President Barack Obama’s announcement this month that he was prepared to expand the American efforts beyond targets in Iraq. The U.S. and “partner nation forces” began striking ISIS targets using fighters, bombers and Tomahawk missiles, Pentagon spokesman Read Adm. John Kirby said via Twitter. With the airstrikes, the United States enters a new level of engagement in the ongoing Syrian civil war. Obama had resisted U.S. military action in Syria, but as the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq made sweeping advances in both Middle Eastern neighbors, calls for such a step grew. “I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are,” Obama said in a September 10 speech. “That means I will not hesitate to take action against ISIL in Syria, as well as Iraq. This is a core principle of my presidency: if you threaten America, you will find no safe haven.” FILED IN: NATION/WORLD Watch KTLA 5 News Every newscast plus replays streamed online POPULAR Video Shows Mother and Son Dancing at His Wedding 3 Days Before Her Death1 Dead, 2 Injured in 15 Freeway Shooting Reportedly Involving Motorcycle GangsShooting Investigation Causes Hourslong Closure of 15 Freeway in CoronaSuit Targets Alabama School Where Plan to Catch Student ‘In the Act’ Allegedly Led to Rape LATEST NEWS Pentagon: U.S. Airstrikes Hit ISIS Inside Syria for First TimeLake Elsinore Man Faces Animal Cruelty Charge After Allegedly Dragging, Running Over DogDrought Watch: Experts Predict Little to No Relief From ‘El Nino’L.A. Part of New Federal Effort to Deter Homegrown Jihadists MOBILE APPS ANDROID APP IPHONE & IPAD APP WATCH CW SHOWS FACEBOOK TWITTER ABOUT & CONTACT ONLINE PUBLIC FILE • TERMS OF SERVICE • PRIVACY POLICY • 5800 SUNSET BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CA, 90028 • COPYRIGHT © 2014, KTLA • A TRIBUNE BROADCASTING STATION • POWERED BY WORDPRESS.COM VIP
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