Strikes in Syria and Iraq have helped bolster the IS ranks, at the same time having little to no effect in stopping IS fighters

As the days drag on strikes continue but with minimal effect on IS, so far they have failed to stop IS or even slow the movements of their fighters, smaller Islamic groups operating in Syria and Iraq that have been put on the terror list and target lists recently have threw their lot in with ISIS bolstering their ranks, indeed France's defense council even met to decide if they should reverse the decision to strike IS because of this. Reasons why the strikes are so minimal in effect may be coming to light, The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Monday described what had happened over night "The overnight bombings hit mills and grain storage facilities in Manbij, a militant-held town in northern Syria. Coalition forces possibly mistook the structures for Islamic State holdings" It is yet to be seen if this is a reoccurring theme but if so this would back up claims that the US aren't in fact going after IS but look to tackle the Syrian Government instead, using IS as a pretext. The powers that be know rightly these strikes are being used for recruiting purposes, many have joined the ranks of IS since the beginning of these strikes, because to a lot of Muslims and none Muslim's these strikes are seen as they should be, as another crusade by the west and it's allies in the Middle East. Disenfranchised young Muslims across the globe are becoming more and more radical in their stance against these crusades in turn some even go to these war zones to fight. Now once enemy's Al-Nusra Front and IS have reportedly joined forces against the anti IS coalition, in an audio message leader of the Al-Nusra group said "The West Will Pay The Heaviest Price" for its actions in Iraq and Syria, these strikes without a doubt have give the Islamic groups a cause to rally around. Mission creep has happened over and over with Afghanistan , Iraq etc, we are told this campaign will stretch years not months, the likely hood of feet on the ground becomes greater by the day. A huge media campaign was launched still pushing for broader strikes in Syria, in time i believe this may include Syrian Regime targets. Just like in Iraq we will see that all of this was indeed a mistake to go in and bomb all around the place, not just because it's the innocent people feeling the brunt but because all these strikes have done is bolster the ranks of IS with more fighters and boosted its support around the world, the same thing the establishments were working to try and stop.