WATCH: U.S. Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets struck ISIS targets in Syria early this morning. In the second and third waves of attacks fighter jets from Arab countries also took part. Even Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said he supports the airstrikes. NBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin reports.
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says the participation of five Arab nations in airstrikes against militants in Syria “makes it clear to the world this is not America’s fight alone.”
Obama says the joint fight against the Islamic State will take time but is vital to the security of the United States, the Mideast and the world.
The U.S.-Arab airstrikes Monday night targeted the group’s headquarters in eastern Syria.
Obama say the U.S. is “proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder” with Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates in conducting the strikes.
WATCH: U.S. President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that airstrikes against ISIS have begun in partnership with other Arab nations and that the coalition will continue to move its strategy forward.
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