70 Islamic State fighters killed in Syria strikes: Monitor

People inspect a shop damaged after what Islamist State militants say was a US drone crashed into a communication station nearby in Raqqa September 23, 2014. The United States and several Gulf Arab allies launched air and missile strikes on Islamic State strongholds in Syria on Tuesday, US officials said, opening a new, far more complicated front in the battle against the militants. Photo: Reuters

At least 70 Islamic State fighters killed in US-led air strikes in Syria says monitoring group.

Ealier, a group monitoring the the war said on Tuesday, air strikes by US-led coalition forces in Syria killed 30 fighters from al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front and eight civilians including children.
The strikes targeted a residential building in Aleppo province used by Nusra Front, said Rami Abdulrahman, who runs the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The United States said earlier on Tuesday its forces had carried out eight strikes against al-Qaeda-affilated militants west of Aleppo.