Arthur Bright is the Europe Editor at The Christian Science Monitor. He has worked for the Monitor in various capacities since 2004, including as the Online News Editor and a regular contributor to the Monitor’s Terrorism & Security blog. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/arthur-bright/rss en Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs ISIS Tue, 23 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Arthur Bright https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/09/23/christian-science-monitor-us-widens-bombing-campaign-to-is-strongholds-in-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/09/23/christian-science-monitor-us-widens-bombing-campaign-to-is-strongholds-in-syria The Pentagon said Arab allies assisted overnight strikes in Syria. Islamic State bases were the main target, but the US said it also struck at a separate al-Qaeda affiliate suspected of plotting terror attacks on Western targets.