The Syrian regime struck the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa on Saturday, killing at least 29 people, most of whom died in a crowded bakery hit by air strikes, reported AP.
At least 20 civilians were among the dead in the northern Syrian city, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, who said that the death toll was likely to rise.
A day after US President Barack Obama announced a global coalition to fight IS, Canada announced that it will send “several dozen” members of its armed forces to work in Iraq, according to Premier Stephen Harper.
A spokesman for Harper described the broader Canadian mission as one that provides "strategic and tactical counsel to Iraqi forces before they start tactical operations" against the Islamic State.