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Syria: The United States has been carrying out strikes in Iraq since Aug. 8 and in Syria, with the help of Arab allies, since Tuesday, with the aim of "degrading and destroying" the militants who have captured large areas of both countries. , according to CBC. In a potential boost for the United States, a jihadist Twitter account said the leader of an al-Qaeda-linked group had been killed in a U.S. air strike in Syria, the service said. Air raids believed to have been carried out by U.S.-led forces hit three makeshift oil refineries in northern Syria on Sunday as part of a campaign against Islamic State, a human rights group said. British PM plans new laws to tackle terrorism threat Canadas young men joining foreign jihad: Are we doing enough to stop it? U.S. President Barack Obama has been seeking to build a wide coalition to weaken Islamic State, which has killed thousands and beheaded at least three Westerners. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.