that is an isis stronghold and believed to be the area where those americans and the british hostage were executed. the air strikes carried out by u.s. stealth bombers and stealth fighters and tom haas missiles launched from the city. the raptor and the stealth fighter used for the first time in combat. the targets, isis safe havens, command and control and logistics centers. twitter lit up with reports of l huge explosions around raqqa. the other arab nations all taking place largely sunni including jordan, saudi arabia, bahrain, qatar and the united arab emirates. the kind of coalition the u.s. has been trying to build to go after isis. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says the fight against isis in syria will be persistent and sustainable, which means this will likely continue for months on end.
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where they may be seeking asylum. and pink floyd is set to release its first album since 1994. they are dedicating it to a band member who died six years ago. it goes on sale next month. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, september 23rd. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good tuesday morning to you. so many developments, particularly in this what feels like a very new war that s just been launched. obviously the rest of the world and this country has been waiting to see how the united states along with arab allies will be responding to the isis threat. now we re starting to find out how that s being handled. president obama is leading america into a new phase in its war against isis. the pentagon announced the first u.s. air strikes against isis in syria. as many as 20 locations have been hit mostly in the area west of syria s border with iraq where it s believed u.s. and british hostages were beheaded. the u.s. is leading a group of arab
the only non-arab nation involved in this operation. president obama is hoping to remedy that as he addresses the u.n. general assembly tomorrow. abc s karen travers has the latest. reporter: the next stage in the u.s. fight against isis has begun. the pentagon announced the u.s. military and partner forces, several arab nations, conducted the first air strikes against isis targets in syria using a mix of fighter, bomber and tomahawk land attack missiles. the obama administration s caution that the battle against this extremist group will not be won overnight. i think the president has said it will be over several years. isis once again demonstrating it s adept at ramping up its propaganda machine, releasing new boot camp video showing armed men in military like formation in training exercises and practice shooting and reiterating threats. we are working very closely with our international partners to mitigate this threat to keep