Us airstrikes in iraq
Air strikes again hit Syria's Ghouta, UN considers ceasefire resolution
The UN envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, pleaded for a truce to halt one of the fiercest air assaults of the seven-year civil war.
Michelle Howard declined to give any details about the flight path of the missiles, or the US military assessment of the damage caused.
A Pentagon spokesman, said he wasn’t sure how many targets had been damaged versus destroyed.
So far an estimated few dozen Westerners have joined Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State in Syria.
The action in Syria included 17 strikes near the cities of Al Raqqah, Dayr az Zawr and Kobani.
China has expressed concern about the rise of Islamic State in the Middle East.
The plea underscored tension in the US-Iraqi relationship.
US and partner nations have conducted 20 air strikes against ISIS targets in Syria and Iraq since Wednesday.
ISIS have surrendered little despite the broad sweep of forces arrayed against them.
Security forces killed 12 militants who tried to storm a mosque and a house close to Shujairiya.
The troops will be deployed in the next few weeks without waiting for Congress to fund the mission.
Kurdish groups are reinforcing other Kurds the battle for Kobani intensifies.
Australian Prime Minister told Parliament at least 70 Australians were fighting in Iraq and Syria.
In Syria, US attack and fighter aircraft went after targets near the border city of Kobani.
The attacker also wounded 60 Shia militiamen, who had helped govt forces retake Jurf al-Sakhkar.
Kobani, a predominantly Kurdish settlement, has been surrounded by Islamic State fighters for three weeks.
The US has been bombing Islamic State and other groups in Syria for a week with the help of Arab allies.
Calls for support are coming from the increasingly besieged Iraqi capital.
US-led air strikes in eastern Syria killed 14 Islamic State fighters.