US launches retaliatory strikes in Iraq, Syria; nearly 40 reported killed
The strikes hit targets including command and control centers, rockets, missiles, and drone storage facilities, as well as logistics and munition supply chain facilities, the US military said.
Turkish Kurds watch smoke rises over Syrian town of Kobani after an airstrike, as seen from the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, October 18, 2014. A U.S.-led military coalition has been bombing Islamic State fighters wh(photo credit: KAI PFAFFENBACH/REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: