America has begun airstrikes in Syria against Islamic State targets, says the Pentagon.
The strikes were launched with Arab partner forces using a mix of fighters, bombers, drones and Tomahawk missiles, according to Pentagon press spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby.
"I can confirm that US military and partner nation forces are undertaking military action against ISIL terrorists in Syria using a mix of fighter, bomber and Tomahawk land attack missiles," Mr Kirby said in a statement.
Islamic State have made rapid gains in Iraq and Syria "Given that these operations are ongoing, we are not in a position to provide additional details at this time.
"The decision to conduct theses strikes was made earlier today by the US Central Command commander under authorisation granted him by the commander in chief. We will provide more details later as operationally appropriate."
US media is reporting that the strikes include US Air Force and Naval forces and that Tomahawk missiles have been fired from the USS Arleigh Burke destroyer in the Red Sea and will also be fired from the cruiser USS Philippine Sea in the Persian Gulf.
US officials say around 20 targets inside Syria are expected to be hit, including command and control centres, training camps and weapons depots, and that F-18 fighters are flying missions off the USS George HW Bush in the Persian Gulf. according to reports.
The group is still holding British hostage Alan Henning The strikes follow a summit of world leaders in Paris where agreement was reached to form a broad coalition to counter the threat by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and to provide military aid to Iraq to fight the extremist network.
International efforts to combat the group, who have grabbed large swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq, have taken on an added urgency after the beheading of two US journalists and British aid worker David Haines, and the threat to kill UK hostage Alan Henning.
Sky's US correspondent Dominic Waghorn said: "In the sovereign airspace and territory of another nation, it is particular surprising.
"The information we have from officials speaking on condition of anonymity, is that there will be US missiles and fighter jets working with air forces in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan and other Gulf states.
An IS splinter group has threated to kill French tourist Herve Gourdel "This military coalition is very important for American who do not want to be seen as going ahead on their own."
The US action comes four days after France destroyed an Islamic State logistics depot in its first airstrikes against the militant group in Iraq.
President Francois Hollande said Rafale fighter jets, accompanied by support planes, "entirely destroyed" the depot in the north of the country.
Earlier a kidnapped Frenchman appeared in a video posted online, saying he is being held by an Algeria-based Islamic State splinter group.
In the footage, a spokesman for the group - which calls itself Jund al-Khilafah, or Caliphate Soldiers - threatens to kill the man unless France ends its military operation against Islamic State in Iraq.
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