The coalition that attacked ISIS in Syria "Makes it clear to the world that this is not America's fight alone," And that governments in the Middle East are rejecting ISIS, President Barack Obama said.
U.S. Strikes that also targeted "Seasoned al Qaeda operatives in Syria" Known as the Khorasan Group show the United States will not tolerate safe havens for terrorists, he said.
Obama said he has talked to members of Congress about the overnight strikes and that there is bipartisan support. Ref. CNN
Syria: U.S. Informed us about attack:
The Kremlin on Tuesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin had discussed the airstrikes with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and stressed that they should not be conducted without Syria's consent, although there was no indication on whether that phone call took place before or after the airstrikes began. Ref. Source 6
Pentagon Expects Islamic State to Rebound after Syria Airstrikes:
"We have seen evidence that they have already done that," Mayville said, but the U.S. Will not seek to counter by using ground forces. "We have not put, and we will not put, ground forces into Syria." Ref. Source 8
Syria's army goes on the offensive as U.S. Bombs Assad's foes:
As U.S. Warplanes bomb his enemies in Syria's east, President Bashar al-Assad has set loose his own forces in the west, alarming Washington's few friends on the ground and potentially undermining the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State. Ref. Source 1