The US widened airstrikes to target Ahrar al Sham and the Al Nusrah Front in Syria; highly-sought French bomb maker David Drugeon is reported to have been killed by a drone attack. Jihadists are using cruise lines to get to Syria. Iran is working to organize Shiite militias fighting in Syria. The Islamic State remains in a stalemate at Kobane. Eleven children were killed when mortar rounds struck a school in Damascus. The regime has requested expedited air defense capability from Russia in anticipation of potential US strikes after the midterm election.
