Damascus carries out air strikes against ISIS in Syria

(ANSA) - Beirut, August 26 - The Damascus regime on Tuesday carried out dozens of air strikes against Islamic State (ISIS) positions in northeastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
    As well, the United States military has carried out surveillance flights over rebel-held Syrian territory in what could be a prelude to air strikes against ISIS, the Al Jazeera news network reported citing US administration sources. US President Barack Obama authorized the flights on Monday.
    Also on Monday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his regime is willing to work with the international community in the fight against ISIS, a fundamentalist Islamic militia that is trying to set up a caliphate out of conquered areas of Iraq and Syria.