U.S. Air strike on Syria leaves at least 8 dead

Eight civilians were killed today following bombardments by the international coalition led by the United States. The attacks were located in the Syrian province of Alepo and were aimed at a residential building occupied by jihadists from the al-Nusra Front, a group with strong links to Al Qaeda, according to Reuters. Data from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed that 50 Al Qaeda militia were killed. The Pentagon confirmed that the U.S. and other nations from the coalition against the Islamic State carried out the first attacks against jihadists in Syria. According to reports, the attacks consist of a mixture of combat missiles, bombardments and ground strikes with Tomahawk missiles. President Barack Obama assured that the United States "is not alone in the fight,’ against the terrorist Islamic State (IS) and said he was "proud to stand shoulder to shoulder" with his Arab allies in order to defeat their common enemy, according to DPA. Obama spoke today just hours after the U.S. and its five Arab allies – Jordan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates – launched their first air strikes against Islamic State terrorists in Syria. Minutes after having spoken, U.S. State Department spokesperson, Jen Psaki, confirmed that the United States had not sought permission from Syria to bomb the locations of the jihadist group.