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But well address all those issues coming up this hour. Isis is claiming the mass execution of at least 250 syrian soldiers, and a have iio povide online appears to prove it. Well bring you that this hour. The sunni militants have torched an oil field in neighboring iraq. Thats on the main road connecting mosul with syria. Look at that cloud there. Kurdish Officials Say the fire is an apparent attempt to disrupt their advance on isis positions. We want to bring you more now on that slaughter of s...

Lets go to our Becky Anderson in abu dhabi for the very latest. Becky . Reporter thank you very much indeed. Were live in the gulf. Apologize for the noise. Theres a military airport close to the cnn bureau here and its awfully windy. But these are the first air strikes yet on militants inside of syria, and they are being carried out now by the u. S. And five, five arab partner nations. The focus is on the militants selfpro gamed cclaimed capital raqqah. The pentagon is using tomahawk cruise mis...

Let me get you a map up. Thats the capital of the islamic state. An official tells cnn the new offensive began with tomahawk missiles launched at sea followed by bombers. Were covering this story for you from more angles. Cnns chief u. N. Security correspondent jim sciutto is in washington, and anna coren is n inni in erbil. Im told by multiple u. S. Military officials tonight that the start of this strike meant to be a decisive blow, going at key targets of isis. Targets in the category of comm...

To iraq. The strikes started overnight with the tomahawk missiles. The u. S. Is not alone in launching the air strikes. The American Military Officials Say the partner nations involved in the air strikes are arab countries. Saudi arabia, United Arab Emirates and qatar. We have complete coverage. Lets start with senior washington correspondent joe johnson. Joe, we have new information from centcom about the strikes. Reporter that is right, john. This is expected to be a long campaign. Latest info...

And president barack obama orders thousands into the fight against ebola in west africa. And making their case before scottish voters head to the polls. We begin with the fight against isis. Just hours after a Major International meeting on how to battle the sunni militants, were learning the u. S. Has begun a more aggressive air campaign in iraq. The pentagon says isis fighters were targeted as they fired on Iraqi Security forces. Take a look at this map. Those forces were in a sunni strong hol...

After the president admitted he didnt quite have the a strategy yet to fight isis in syria. How should the president respond now . And also in world news, while the pentagon still has plans to deal with isis on the drawing board, the u. S. Dollars carry out a strike on a different terrorist target, no not in the syria. Thousands of miles away in somalia. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Well begin with a horrific world lead. It is not as if the world needed more pro...

Wondered why that is. Ive got an expert, the movie producer, who has smart thoughts about hollywoods struggles. Finally, cant afford a car. Why one World Capital may be saying goodbye to personally owned cars within a decade. But first, heres my take. What are the strengths of the Islamic State . I posed this question to two deeply knowledgeable observers, a european diplomat and a foreign official and the big picture is worrying but not hopeless. Defeating them would be a large strategic effort...

And there are new worries about isis terror attacks far from the middle east battlefields. Britain today raised its Terror Threat level to severe, meaning an attack is highly likely. That came with a chilling warning from Prime Minister David Cameron, but american officials are not raising the threat level in this country. Even as president obama takes heat for not having a strategy to deal with isis atrocities in syria. Our correspondents and guests are standing by with full coverage. We begin ...

For us. When vacations go bad. Welcome to early start. Im john berman. Im christine romans. It is 5 00 a. M. In the east. We welcome you on this friday morning. Breaking news from scotland. The United Kingdom will remain united. Voters rejecting the vote for independence. The margin is 55 to 45 . Cnns Nic Robertson joining us live from glasgow. Reporter good morning, christine. A huge turnout. 85 of the electorate to vote. That is a record for scotland. 16 and 17yearolds giving the vote for the ...

Killing. Mr. Cameron rushed back to number 10 downing street early sunday for an emergency meeting on this situation. Earlier he released this message on twitter. Quote, the murder of david haines is an act of pure evil. My heart goes out to his family who have shown extraordinary courage and fortitude, and we will do everything in our power to hunt down these murderers and ensure they face justice, however long it takes. Right now the british Prime Minister is meeting with his top Security Offi...