a fifth preparing to be involved and the possibility turkey will as well. with the united arab emirates leading arab nations in air strikes we're told by the pentagon in the first hours if it happens tonight. it's 11:00 on the east coast. 8:00 p.m on the west coast. 6:00 a.m in syria the sun has risen above isis militants in a new world. we have continuing coverage of tonight's breaking news the pentagon confirms the united states began bombing targets in that country linked to the islamic state terror group we heard from a senior official the military is briefing president obama on the operation throughout the night. we have reports of the first amateur video from inside seara. first on fox tonight. we're told this shows some of the first strikes in the syrian city of raka. this would be the capitol of the provence there.

isis made it sorts sort of defactor capitol. pentagon officials say the u.s. is attacking with fighters and tomahawk jets. the first is hard targets where the group stores weapons the united states, as mentioned is not going alone. according to defense officials i'm told five arab nations are assisting. saudi arabia, jordan, bahrain, united arab emirates, and qatar. but qatar is not flying missions over syria. no nations from europe and no help from turkey, not yes. a nato member where the united states tried to get on board. the islamic state executed three western civilians two from the united states and one from great britain the group made its name by executing men, women and children across us us and seara. set them on fire, in cases

buried them alive because did not share the group's religious beliefs. the president obama announced we'd take the fight beyond air strikes. the new strikes target the large territories in seara. officials say militants had something of a save haven the timing of the strike is well worth noting as world leaders flock to the united nations here in new york city. president obama expected to use much of the speech to make the case for fighting isis. there is the russian president vladimir putin warned the united states strikes in syria without the united nations approvalm would be, quote, acts of aggress and a quote violation of international law. again, this from vladimir putin. we have not heard from him thus far tonight. and no word from the brutal syrian leader assad, also

fighting the islamic state. there are members of the administration, at least officials speaking to the "new york times" say it was inevitable assad would be backed up in the course of this. the goal to degrade and destroy the islamic state. first eliminate save havens isis militants go to, but then, degrade, destroy. along the way, what will happen with no ground troops on the ground, what will happen is that isle will become more vulnerable. all that area which assad would like to take back, others would like it as well. so you have to wonder what's happening in tehran? with leaders of hez bowla. they'd like to fill that vacuum

themselves, like the vacuum has been filled in the wake of our last war. gener general keane, headline is a coalition over syria. the future is unknown. but that we have to sorry about a void there is a given. >> well, this is a pretty significant event. as much as i've been critical of the president for not striking syria the night he made a speech and critical also about the lack of content in the ground defensive campaign, he and secretary kerry and general john allen and central command deserve credit in bringing together this coalition of five countries four of them are sunnis attacking a sunni-based terror organization despite the fact

they have a radical islamic sunni-based in conservancy. it's a good night for the administration in being able to pull this together. >> how do you see the next days and weeks unfold something >> i hope this is a sustained and unrelentless campaign. and shep, it's not going to be like it was in kosovo or desert storm in 99 or iraq in 2003. we don't have that kind of target infrastructure to deal with here this, is isis moved a country and established themselves. it's not a state they call themselves a state. targets are going to be limited in scale. and as long as we have targets,

we'll be able to go after them everything they can but despite best efforts, it cannot be accomplished 100% we have confidence we're not going to hurt civilians in doing it. so no one can tell how long this campaign is going to go on. it depends on how much targets we have available. we're striking offensively targets in iraq, and also in syria. and that bodes well for this offensive against isis. we know and you've discussed it, that this will not be decisive in terms of destroying and defeating isis. >> what kind of level of concern do you have that this will be motivation for more to join in isis, it will be seen a cross

the region as well, here comes the united states. many have argued you don't cutoff heads of two citizens of the world's only super power unless you want that super power to get in there to join in the fight. >> well, i think it's a myth people suggest isis beheaded an american and a brit because they wanted us to come attack them. that is the same mythology around bin laden attack. once captured the key people, not the least of which was khalid sheik mohammed, they believed they could collapse america's moral and political will. and he killed and beheaded a brit and an americans because he

wanted to humiliate us and achieve a propaganda event and a recruiting tool but it backfired on him. just as september 11th backfired on the movement. they lost their sanctuary. we've been chasing them down for the fact they're marginalized. so if it is a myth that that is what's happening. what's happening here is that they've imposed their wailwill on this part of the world they want to dominate it. and finally, shep, this part of the world is responding. that is a good thing. >> general keane on the line with us tonight. thank you very much. it's good to speak to you. >> jennifer griffin. we don't know how long this is going to last. >> we have indication. i expect we have from u.s. official sources that it will go on for hours but general jack keane is

exactly right. they're going to run out of targets because you're up against a terrorist army in essence. they're going to go to ground they're going to spread out from bases these are hard targets that they began striking two hours ago. we expect it to go on another few hours at least but they will have to then do bomb damage assess manies and what is going to happen is that they're going to be on the move. then, the question comes in, this is what all military minds know. once on the move who is going to go after them? air strikes alone are not going to take care of the problem once they start moving and readjusting and leaving training camps, then you're going to need boots on the ground. as we've been talking about all night, the free syrian army, so called moderate rebels that

we're going to start training in saudi arabia, that is a one-year proposition at best. will take five months before it gets started. there are not any ground forces on the ground that are capable now of going after these isis fighters after al-baghdady. incoming days and weeks you're going to see ground forces have to get involved if they're serious about this campaign. because they're going to run out of targets, fixed targets at a certain point. >> it's one of the most-interesting aspects of the early going of the campaign. >> your goal is grade if you want to knock out control and control. they operate like an army. they have centers and they have communications efforts. they have ways to move to other places

the more vulnerable you can make them, the better right. who does overtaking? i bet there are boots on the ground. assad would like to have control of that. this man who president of the united states said has to go. he has troops. >> he does have troops he left the northwest part of his country. he did not deploy troops up there. still, no indication he wants to send troops up there to get slaughtered. he's going to allow americans to do it. it's simple. and whether now or days from now, whether cia doing it or u.s. military doing it they're going to have to be boots on the ground you talk about them, it's true. this is a unique group because

they're behaving like an army but they're still terrorists that will revert back to going into towns and will blend in with the population, using suicide bombers and will behead hostages they're going to behave like terrorists. there is only one way to deal with that. general stan mccrystal, his team, one of the reasons they're so successful is because those teams were hunting people down, interrogating people, they were mopping up, essentially, these kind of fighters so, they aren't going to sit in their bases and just wait for american war planes to continue dropping bombs they'll have started to fold into the population, to move out into areas where they can continue acting as though, as any al qaeda-like terror group group acted in the past.

>> thank you. there are others would like to be in there. >> yes. hezbollah, iran. >> you just added hezbollah and iran to the united states, jordan, united arab emirates, qatar? sounds reek onn-- regional. >> it's a moving vacuum situation you're going to see a lot of the players now. at some point, how much do i extend my forces into this area? how much do i risk inflaming domestic opposition to what i'm doing? jordan is having to crack down on its own islamic population. it's banning certain mosques so it can keep it's domestic population under control. we have to assume that the calculation on most players in this, but some aren't visibly bombing syria is let's see what

happens. let's see what type of border situations will be events. >> are there other vacuum regions to explore? our coverage continues from new york, washington and around the world coming up. when i had my first migraine, i was lucky. that sounds crazy, i know. but my mom got migraines, so she knew this would help. excedrin migraine starts to relieve my pain in 30 minutes. plus, sensitivity to light and sound, even nausea. excedrin migraine works.

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they have bombed command and control centers, communications facilities. they have bombed their military weapons storage areas. as you know they have weapons from the united states with iraqi army left them behind. just been back and forth across this syrian border, which was wide open this, is a different kind of campaign and frankly military analysts will tell you, riskier because if you accomplish your goal, your first goal of degrading, being able to get in there and not let a vacuum be created there is a difficult thing. the president suggested this will be a lengthy campaign. under the law he has 90 days and then, he has to tell congress again, that he's doing this. then, he has 90 days, then, they're supposed to be a vote.

bret baier is the anchor of special report and live with us from washington a vote by the congress. that is how the constitution says this should work. >> it is, shep. and you know, you might not see it right away. it interesting to see reaction of lawmakers whether there is a call for a vote or whether they just let this go in this unified effort. key thick v thing is that administration will tout the arab face on this. it is a big success to have four arab nations flying and another a part of the coalition tonight. saudi arabia, jordan, ba hane, united arab emirates and qatar but lawmakers, will be interesting so see whether they call for this right away. couple points to follow up on targeting. both with general keane and jennifer, key thing is to have enough targets we can confirm u.s. has been

flying isr flights. intelligence, surveillance and recognizance flights over syria. that is where you're getting these initial targets you talked about. arsenals, hard buildings. what happens is that thoegs targets will be taken out they'll have to find the leadership and that will require a lot more on the ground spotters, especially if isis leaders going into urban areas if they're expected to do. and low-flying what is called tactical isr. that requires more skill from the ground. let's be clear, there may be u.s. boots on the ground we may not know about. covertly. you're not going to hear about them the president is going to put this arab face on it. >> bret baier, thank you. it's interesting what motivates

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>> breaking news 24 minutes past the hour, what did congressional leaders know? when did they know it? wendel? >> we're told the president informed democrats and republican members of congress has the strikes began they say the president believes he has authority to order the strikes under a law that gives

him authority to go after al qaeda. making clear he says the u.s. is stronger when the world receives it's united. congress is in recess now. the president thinks iran has a stake in defeating isis. this is a sunni isis but the u.s. will not fight alongside iran and will not share intelligence with that country. the president flatly denies the ayatollah's claim the u.s. offered to join forces and the ayatollah says he turned it down. one goal is not just to broaden the coalition against isis. officials would like a security council resolution on foreignerorist fighter that compels member states to keep

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the president pushed congress to trained so called moderate syrian rebels but it could be a year or more before they are ready to fight the president said just weeks ago arming those moderate rebels was a fight of a fantasy. and the the fantasy is closer to reality the united states and arab partners striking in syria from afar without american troops on the ground. there is a lot of danger in all of this. and uncertainty. john buss is with us >> this journalist reporting this when you don't know what happens, if you have soldiers in

the field, how do you sustain your, how do you control your gains? this is one thing general martin dempsey has been saying, saying we need turkey in this fight. turkey was notably not in the air over syria. turkey is caught between with a huge refugee problem, it's just trying not to get involved because there is issue within the country with peace talks and it's own kurdish population. some are streaming across the boreder to fight in syria. it's a difficult situation for turkey to negotiate. >> if you're able to knock out the man in control and large weapons and we believe these

things have been accomplished overnight in syria. then, who is it the united states will use to go in there to hold that? would that be cia? locals? who is it? >> it's a question, to some extent we'll see and find out how much we're relying on cia on the field now. how much on syria for information about isis encampment. we're in the process of building armies in two different places

now in syria and iraq. germany says we're going to give iraqis advanced weaponry. first they have to come to germany and it's just going to take time. every one has competing interests here. would you forgive the viewer or person looking who said well, until we have video which is a horrible thing, this is a fantasy that this could work out. with public opinion turned that is when the government turned in this way. congress is on break, it's the middle of november. some of them want to seem strong because once they do want to vote on this, it seems to come down.

>> yes. >> it's a big shift in public opinion back in the spring. more willing to be involved i don't think it's just because those graphic beheadings. >> it's hard to say. >> there is pressure building up every day. we have invested man power and money to secure what is in iraq and problems for allies around syria. those pressures were building. i think that you would have seen a kind of event like this and that public opinion had been shifting as well. >> it can't be seen as entering

a sunny shia conflict. we have partners tonight. >> that is a win. it can't be overstated we've talked about it tonight. there are 387 days ago the president standing in the rose garden at the white house saying he had made the decision that it is important to strike syria because of chemical weapons he said this. i believe i have the authority to carry out this military action without specific congressional authorization. i know our actions will be more effective. than going to congress and having a vote he ended that speech saying i'm ready to act in the face of this outrage. this is about chemical weapons in syria. i'm asking congress that we're ready to move forward as a

nation. that vote never happened and 87 days later we're with bombing with a coalition of arab partners in syria, going after different targets. isis terrorist army. i think a lot of people think without those beheading videos this administration would not be where it is today. >> that incident is widely seen in many quarters as a diplomatic win. there is a threat saying we're going to put forth a program to destroy our chemical weapons >> well, the declared chemical weapons, yes. what is undeclared?

what is still there? there are people on capitol hill with would you tell us downtowns about assad's honesty in this program. it was important back then, it is not now. i think you may see that pressure to go to capitol hill incoming days. >> bret thank you. john bussey over the last few days we've figured out these are thing that's are fixed. this is where they sleep where control office is. and since august 8th we've had 190 air strikes in iraq. it is not necessarily a barrack. not necessarily a command and control, sometimes it's an armored vehicle, sometimes a tank or check point blocking a road into the city.

so there are lots of other targets the question is whether they're significant enough to change the tide on the ground without there being a larger involvement of troops. that is not to diminish this alliance. united arab emirates, jordan, bahrain, flying missions, that is a interesting coalition. it's more of an arab face on it. if this works maybe there are other areas beginning to affect change as well. >> so tonight from an aircraft carrier rose american pilots, to carry out the orders of central command after it got animalingry sayings from the president of the united states. what was it like for pilots? how much training? what would this moment like? let's go to leah gabriel former

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continuing coverage of bombs over syria tonight. tomahawk missles then air strikes against isis targets across syria. in the sort of capitol of islamic state, which is in syria and along the border there as well. yesterday, sunday, the spokesperson for islamic state released a video saying we're going to retaliate saying our fighters are ready to fight. just sort of rattling and more than anything just sort of trash talking would be the equivalent of. john bussey from the "wall street journal" is here. war talk is on. they're ratcheting up the fear. this is part of the pattern. they suggest well, they might be

coming over here which is i'm sure a possibility. islamic statement that they're going to take the targets to us, people should attack what do we make of that? >> it's an effort to focus on the fight and instill fear in the united states hopefully in what they're doing, trying to remind people of the damage caused by the september 11th attacks. interestingly here this is possible. there are a number of people in the united states who have an affinity with this region and maybe they're able to pass back and forth on british pass ports

and it's something we shouldn't overestimate here to remind america that you're a vulnerable to attack as well. >> "wall street journal" has been a series of reports on the way they use social media. maybe importantly, the way they're using it to sway public opinion. >> yes. this is in sync with battle plan. we've reported they have nearly doubled in size as a result of the advances in iraq.

they have become a galvanizing force. >> if we follow that, you expect they'd use social media. they want us in there. but they want our people to turn on our efforts. so if you're hitting in raka which is a town of 220,000 people in a provence, this is an urban area, air strikes would have to be careful. >> that is true. you saw what happened in gaza. there were substantial civilian casualties. that is probably going to happen here, too. this is a little bit different. it's taken a while for american public opinion to come around to supporting efforts in this region again. it's months and months of

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>> raqqa, syria. what is believed to be amateur video of the united states and it's participating partners beginning bombing in syria to did he grade and as the president put it destroy the islamic state. the sun comes up about 5:30 in the morning which is just, you know over an hour ago in the

6:00 a.m half hour, syrian state television had a health program on. and syrian state television now has a history program on. there is no news of this in syria from state-run media. you would expect they have a plan for that. but that plan is not yet underway. jennifer griffin is with us from the pentagon this evening. three significant pieces of propaganda video in recent days. >> that is right. going back to friday we saw the video had what sounded like an american accented jihadist fighter threatening to kill syrian troops in the raqqa area. he was trying to taunt the united states on friday. then, two days later you have a 42-minute audio tape for the spokesman of isis which there is a lot of trash talking as you

mention. talking about president obama being a mule of the jews and they talk about secretary kerry. they call ominous limbs to kill disbelievers. then, today, in algeria, there is a videotape of a french hostage supposedly taken captive yesterday in algeria by an al qaeda linked group. that french hostage is calling on the french not to take part. it's notable tonight and not necessarily because of that hostage rvideo but that the french and british are not participating in the syrian part of this coalition, this operation to strike inside seara. the french over the weekend, shep, m recent days have first allies to begin striking with the us inside iraq. it is five arab countries that

are the key part of the coalition. >> frightening to many on different levels that we didn't get cooperation from britain and from france. >> i expect the brits to be involved soon. but it is notable that tonight it is not french war planes, not british war planes that are flying over syria. those first 90 minutes, we're told began at 8:30 p.m eastern tonight, that is when the first tomahawk missles were fired off the war ships in the red sea and persian gulf followed by that, those were f-16 fighter jets and fighter jets from the united arab emirates and other arab nations, shepherd. >> they have been so good with the social media part of this. for recruiting and opinion forming. do we have such a thing? is it mobilized? are we good at it?

>> well, the pentagon has a huge, they call it information operation. so they renamed it information operation. and that is a key part of any time the u.s. goes to war. one thing i have heard from u.s. defense sources just two weeks ago is that there is a degree of frustration on the eve of september 10th. he outlined isis threat and the strategy going forward against isis. there is frustration in days before that that the president had not yet authorized them to carry out cyber attacks of it will be interesting to see if the u.s. begins those attacks, begins taking them off the airways, and they should be able to do that and it will be interesting to see if these propaganda videos at the pace in which we've seen them. >> it really will, jennifer, thank you. and bret baier in washington our coverage will continue in just a moment. the new war has begun.

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