5 Syrian soldiers killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes near Damascus
Initial reports from Syria claimed that Hezbollah militants were killed in the airstrikes.
Smoke rises after an U.S. airstrike, while the Iraqi army pushes into Topzawa village during the operation against Islamic State militants near Bashiqa, near Mosul, Iraq October 24, 2016.(photo credit: AHMED JADALLAH / REUTERS)Updated: 
