British Parliament -- like Belgium 's -- will weigh request to participate in Iraq airstrikes . Airstrikes have resumed in eastern Syria , a U.S. official tells CNN . The United States is not participating directly but has sent military advisers and aircraft for the first time since last year when it began bombing ISIS targets inside Syria. ` The first is that they are afraid of having civilian casualties because ISIS members and fighters are among civilians , '' al-Halabi said . U.S. airstrikes have `` stopped the onslaught ''
British Parliament -- like Belgium 's -- will weigh request to participate in Iraq airstrikes . Airstrikes have resumed in eastern Syria , a U.S. official tells CNN . The United States is not participating directly but has sent military advisers and aircraft for the first time since last year when it began bombing ISIS targets inside Syria. U.S. airstrikes have `` stopped the onslaught ''