U.S. President Barack Obama confirmed, he ordered U.S. Central Command to coordinate more than 20 airstrikes against positions in Syria.
The targets included command and control positions for both the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and separately, the al-Qaeda tied terrorist group Khorasan.
Lieut. General William Mayville is the director of operations for the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Lieut. General William Mayville confirmed that the targets included the Khorasan group because it is suspected, they are planning attacks against the United States and its allies.
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Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was informed through diplomatic channels but there was no coordinateion.
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Lieut. General William Mayville said this is just the beginning of a larger air campaign against targets inside Syria.
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