President Obama Approves Air Surveillance of I S I S in Syria
Aug. 25, 2014 (Photo) President Obama spoke last week in Edgartown, Mass., about the beheading of the American journalist James Foley. Credit Steven Senne/Associated Press...
WASHINGTON — President Obama has authorized surveillance flights over Syria, a precursor to potential airstrikes there, but a mounting concern for the White House is how to target the Sunni extremists without helping President Bashar al-Assad.
Defense officials said Monday evening that the Pentagon was sending in manned and unmanned reconnaissance flights over Syria, using a combination of aircraft, including drones and possibly U2 spy planes. Mr. Obama approved the flights over the weekend, a senior administration official said.
The flights would be a precursor to broader airstrikes against ISIS militants, which are already taking place in Iraq.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/26/world/mi...
WASHINGTON — President Obama has authorized surveillance flights over Syria, a precursor to potential airstrikes there, but a mounting concern for the White House is how to target the Sunni extremists without helping President Bashar al-Assad.
Defense officials said Monday evening that the Pentagon was sending in manned and unmanned reconnaissance flights over Syria, using a combination of aircraft, including drones and possibly U2 spy planes. Mr. Obama approved the flights over the weekend, a senior administration official said.
The flights would be a precursor to broader airstrikes against ISIS militants, which are already taking place in Iraq.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/26/world/mi...
