Overview of the US and allied airstrikes campaign in Syria
•September 24, 2014 14:12
The US and its Arab allies have simultaneously bombed targets of extremist Islamic forces in Syria to destroy potential threats.
The airstrikes by the US and seven Arab allies began on September 23. The US targets are the Khorasan militant group, which has declared itself a breakaway from al-Qaeda, in its fight against the West and its allies. Seven Arab countries have launched airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS) group. Photo: CNN
A US F/A-18C Hornet fighter jet takes off from the deck of the USS George HW Bush aircraft carrier operating in the Persian Gulf. Photo: Getty
A Tomahawk cruise missile is fired from the USS Arleigh Burke, a guided-missile destroyer of the US Navy operating in the Red Sea. Its cruise missile launches the US air campaign before fighter jets bomb the targets. Photo: Getty
In addition to the USS Arleigh Burke, the US also sent the destroyer USS Philippine Sea to support airstrikes against IS targets in northern Iraq. According to a source from the US Navy, the warships fired 47 Tomahawk cruise missiles at IS targets. Photo: Getty
During the military campaign in Syria, the US first deployed the F-22 Raptor stealth aircraft into combat. The most expensive fighter jet on the planet was responsible for airstrikes on targets in Raqqa. Photo: CNN
US officials have released the first images of the targets hit by the airstrikes. The Pentagon said this is the IS Financial Center building in Raqqa, Syria before and after being hit by a Tomahawk cruise missile. Photo: Pentagon
One of the IS camps was hit by an airstrike by an F-22 Raptor stealth fighter. Photo: Pentagon
IS targets in Abu Kamel, Syria were bombed by the US. The small photo on the right corner shows the area before the airstrike. Photo: Pentagon
Smoke and dust rise from an IS vehicle storage facility in Abu Kamel. The US used satellite-guided weapons to destroy the structure. Photo: Pentagon
US aircraft determined the damage to the building after the smoke and dust cleared. Photo: Pentagon
But US airstrikes have also taken a toll on civilians. Residents of the village of Kfar Derian, western Aleppo province, search for the remains of a house destroyed by US-led airstrikes. Photo: AFP
Meanwhile, IS militants claimed that a US drone crashed in Raqqa after an airstrike. They collected the debris, believed to be the remains of the US drone, and loaded it into a car. Photo: AFP
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