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French parliament votes in favor of more strike on IS

25 November 2015, 8:47 pm
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French lawmakers on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to extend air strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria, which have been stepped up following the Paris attacks.

The National Assembly approved a motion to prolong the operation by 515 votes to four, with 10 abstentions.

A French Rafale fighter aircraft takes off with bombs from the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, in the Mediterranean sea, as part of operation Chammal in Syria and Iraq against the Islamic State group, November 23, 2015. (AFP/ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT)
A French Rafale fighter aircraft takes off with bombs from the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, in the Mediterranean sea, as part of operation Chammal in Syria and Iraq against the Islamic State group, November 23, 2015. (AFP/ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT)

— AFP

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