This October 4, 2014 US Navy handout image shows two US Navy F-18E Super Hornets supporting operations against IS, after being refueled by a KC-135 Statotanker over Iraq after conducting an airstrike. The US military unleashed a wave of air strikes against Islamic State jihadists in Syria and Iraq this weekend, destroying tanks, armored vehicles and mortar teams, a statement said October 5. AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / US AIR FORCE / Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel RELEASED == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: "AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / US Air Force / Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel "/ NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / NO A LA CARTE SALES / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == (Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel / US AIR FORCE / AFP)