Who Are We Bombing Again, and Why? The Syrian Airstrikes, ExplainedAllie Jones9/23/14 4:00pm7614EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkOver the last six weeks, the U.S. has launched nearly 200 airstrikes against ISIS targets in Iraq. This morning, President Obama delivered a short statement to officially announce that the U.S. has launched airstrikes in Syria now, too.