US-Led Airstrikes in Syria Kill 30, Mostly Civilians:
According to reports from the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, several militants were killed in the attack. However, the rest of the victims were civilians and workers. Syrian authorities have not yet made an official statement. Ref. Source 5
Syrian official lashes out over US training of mercenaries:
Syria's deputy foreign minister criticized a new U.S. Program to train "Moderate." Mercenary fighters in Jordan, saying it will only fuel terrorism and further complicate efforts to reach a political solution. Ref. Source 5
There are reports coming in that ISIS has almost half of Syria under its control. Since the Assad regime has not been overthrown one has to wonder if this isn't purposeful.
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Palmyra may be off limits to U.S. Airstrikes
The U.S.-led coalition bombing Islamic State terrorists in Syria is unlikely to attack the extremists who have seized the ancient city of Palmyra and its archaeological treasures, according to a senior Defense Department official. Ref. USAToday
Pentagon pays Syrians stipends to fight ISIS
The United States pays moderate Syrian rebels between $250 and $400 a month as it tries to build a force to take on the Syrian government and the Islamic State militant group, a Pentagon official told USA TODAY. Ref. USAToday
Obama: Assad must go for war to end:
President Barack Obama Monday said the only way to defeat ISIS and end Syria's civil war is through a government without Syrian President Bashar Assad, as he pledged to increase U.S. Support for the moderate opposition in the war. Ref. Source 7w