France bombs ISIS stronghold

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France bombs ISIS stronghold

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In its first air strike against ISIS since the string of deadly Paris attacks claimed by the group, France’s warplanes pounded the Syrian capital Raqa on November 15, destroying a command post and a training camp. The planes left from Jordan and the United Arab Emirates and the strike was conducted in coordination with American forces. “The first target destroyed was used by Daesh (another Arabic acronym for ISIS) as a command post, jihadist recruitment centre and arms and munitions depot. The second held a terrorist training camp,” a ministry statement said. French President Francois Hollande has blamed ISIS for the attacks, calling them an “act of war.”

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