A.M. Links: ISIS Airstrikes Helping Assad, Not Hurting ISIS, President Obama in Maine, Israel Closes Temple Mount

Secretary of Defense
Chuck Hagel said that “of course” U.S. airstrikes against the
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) would benefit the Assad
regime. About 1,000 foreign fighters are still entering
Syria to fight with ISIS each month.
President Obama was in
Maine to campaign but didn’t touch Ebola.
The odds of
Republicans taking control of the Senate stand at 68
percent.
Pennsylvania state police say they’ve caught alleged cop
shooter
Eric Frein after a nearly seven-week long manhunt. Prosecutors
want to seek the death penalty.
Israel has closed the
Temple Mount after a series of shootings at the site, which
also includes the al-Aqsa mosque.
The military has taken over the government in
Burkina Faso after protesters stormed and set fire to the
parliament building.
Zambia’s newest head of state is the first white president in

Africa since F.W. de Klerk.