US carries out airstrikes in Syria to avert Isis attack on American soil
US forces launched a series of airstrikes on ISIS camps in Syria, disrupting their ability to conduct attacks. Initial assessments indicate no civilian casualties.The operation comes weeks after the US forces killed 37 militants affiliated to the extremist Islamic State group and an al-Qaeda-linked group in two airstrikes. There are some 900 US forces in Syria, along with an undisclosed number of contractors, mostly trying to prevent any comeback by the extremist IS group.