The United States has launched strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria. According to the Pentagon, the United States fired 47 Tomahawk missiles from warships as well as airstrikes from fighters, bombers and drones. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least 20 Islamic State fighters were killed in strikes that hit at least 50 targets in Raqqa and Deir al-Zor provinces in Syria’s east. U.S. Central Command said Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had either participated or supported the strikes against the Islamic State. The United States also acted alone against a separate militant organization known as the Khorasan group, saying it was taking action to disrupt “the imminent attack plotting against the United States and Western interests.” The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes west of Aleppo killed 50 fighters as well as eight civilians, including three children. The Syrian government said the United States had informed it of the pending attacks hours before the strikes began. We will have more on Syria after headlines.