Islamic State command centers, training camps and communications hubs were hit in a series of airstrikes overnight, according to footage and statements released by the U.S. Defense Department. The U.S. along with several Arab coalition partners also targeted the al Qaeda-linked Khorasan group.

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PHOTOS of a female fighter pilot who led the United Arab Emirates air strikes on Syria have sent the internet into a spin, with many praising it as an epic display of girl power.

Major Mariam Al Mansouri is the first female air force pilot from the United Arab Emirates.

The 35-year-old commands a squadron of F-16 jets which led coordinated attacks on ISIS targets in Iraq in Syria this week conducted by the US and five other Arab nations.

Confirmed: 1st Female pilot for UAE was their team leader in the Syria strikes Monday night -Major Mariam Al Mansouri pic.twitter.com/4Y3FW9WFBr — Bret Baier (@BretBaier) September 24, 2014

Major Al Mansouri is said to have dreamt of being a pilot since she was a teenager but had to bide her time working in General Command until the air force opened the door to female recruits, The National reports.

She was the first to join and has since won the Pride of the Emirates Medal and is said to be excellent at her job where no distinction is made between men and women.

The Major is one of eight children who said she focused on “competing with herself” to improve her skills.

After Fox News confirmed it was a female fighter pilot at the helm, pictures of her have been circulating online with people praising her involvement and even proposing marriage.

Go get 'em! Female Emerati pilot, Major Mariam al-Mansouri, led UAE F-16s during Monday's #Syria strikes. http://t.co/RKXZmMpS3V — Crispin Burke (@CrispinBurke) September 24, 2014

Captain Mariam Hassan Salem Al Mansouri, the first female fighter pilot in the #UAE #Airforce. pic.twitter.com/tlq1wCFkG9 — Ali R (@Baahirezaman) July 31, 2014

One in the eye for #ISIS! The UAE pilots who bombed them were commanded by a woman, Maj Mariam Al Mansouri. Splendid! pic.twitter.com/tfHflLpMGJ — Antony Loveless (@AntonyLoveless) September 24, 2014