US will support Syrian rebels from the air

Syrian rebels, cooperating with the United States, will now have air support in the event of an attack by militants of the Islamic State. This was reported by CNN with reference to a high -ranking source in the administration of President Obama.

On July 31, the Americans have already inflicted two airstrikes to protect two groups of rebels: one group was prepared by American experts, the other participates in hostilities together with the 30th division. According to the United States, both groups were attacked by the so-called Ang Nusra front associated with al-Qaeda.

"We see the Syrian forces prepared and equipped with the Ministry of Defense as partners in the struggle against ISIS," said CNN representative of the National Security Council Elister Basque. According to Basque, "these forces will be provided with wide support for the coalition in their confrontation of ISIS, including defensive supporting fire. We demonstrated this on Friday."

American aviation began to bomb the positions of the Islamic State in Iraq from August 8 last year, and in Syria - from September 23. In Iraq, together with the US Air Force, the aircraft of France, Great Britain, Australia, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands, in Syria - Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan and Bahrain participate in the fighting.