The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea launches a Tomahawk cruise missile while conducting strike missions against ISIL targets from the Arabian Gulf

The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea launches a Tomahawk cruise missile while conducting strike missions against ISIL targets from the Arabian Gulf

The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) launches a Tomahawk cruise missile, as seen from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), in the Arabian Gulf in this handout photograph taken and provided on September 23, 2014. The United States and Arab allies hit Islamic State (IS) targets including training camps, headquarters and weapon supplies in northern and eastern Syria in dozens of air and missile strikes on Tuesday, the U.S. military and a monitoring group said. REUTERS/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Garst/U.S. Navy/Handout (SYRIA – Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY AU NTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE THIS IMAGE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS