ISIS said in a statement posted Monday that the bombs were a response to secular Kurdish gangs that joined the war on ISIS and their involvement in the bombing and targeting of Sunni areas . NEW : Obama authorizes reconaissance flights over Syria , U.S. official says . Comment: But he warns against any unilateral action in Syrian territory without permission . Syrian state media reports that regime forces evacuated the base to regroup .
NEW : Obama authorizes reconaissance flights over Syria , U.S. official says . Comment: But he warns against any unilateral action in Syrian territory without permission . Syrian state media reports that regime forces evacuated the base to regroup .