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Thursday, November 19, 2015
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Thursday, November 19, 2015
France says it has destroyed 35 IS targets
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe French military says it destroyed 35 Islamic State targets in Syria since last week’s attacks on Paris.
Military spokesman Col. Gilles Jaron says that French planes dropped about 60 bombs on six sites, and all the targets were Islamic State command centers or training sites.
He tells reporters the strikes were aimed at weakening and disorganizing IS.
France, taking part in the US-led coalition against Islamic State extremists in Syria and Iraq, sharply increased its airstrikes in Syria after Friday’s attacks, which killed at least 129.
The Charles de Gaulle nuclear-powered aircraft carrier left Wednesday for the eastern Mediterranean, tripling France’s airborne forces in the fight against Islamic State.
— AP
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