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In this photo released by the US air force, a F-18E Super Hornet fighter jet receives fuel over northern Iraq. Photograph: Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/AP[/caption]
Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the UAE �participated in strikes�
Syrian foreign minister says air assault alone will not succeed
Al-Qaida-linked group says this is �a war against Islam�
As�British jets took off from Cyprus�to carry out strikes on Islamic State (Isis) targets in Iraq on Saturday, and US-led strikes continued in Syria and Iraq, President Barack Obama used his�weekly address�to say American leadership was �the one constant in an uncertain world�.
Later on Saturday an al-Qaida-linked group in Syria, the Nusra Front, vowed to retaliate against countries taking part in the air strikes.
Obama said �America is leading the world in the fight to degrade and ultimately destroy the terrorist group� known as Isis, and aded: �I made it clear that America would act as part of a broad coalition, and we were joined in this action by friends and partners, including Arab nations.�
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