The US and partner nations have conducted seven airstrikes in Iraq and six in Syria against the Islamic State since Dec. 6. The Pentagon announced plans to cease operations at 15 of its bases in Europe, including at Mildenhall airbase in the UK, in a cost-cutting move. A US intelligence official said that Said and Cherif Kouachi, two brothers suspected in yesterday’s terrorist attack in Paris, were listed on the US government’s no-fly database.
