Islamic State: US and partners begin airstrikes in Syria

By Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt
Updated September 24 2014 - 12:08am, first published September 23 2014 - 3:35pm

Washington: The United States and allies launched airstrikes against Sunni militants in Syria early on Tuesday, unleashing a torrent of cruise missiles and precision-guided bombs from the air and sea on the militants' de facto capital of Raqqa and along the porous Iraq border.