French fighter bombers pound ISIS stronghold in Syria

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French fighter bombers pound ISIS stronghold in Syria

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In its first air strike against ISIS since the string of deadly Paris attacks claimed by the group, 12 warplanes, including 10 fighter bombers, drop 20 bombs on the targets

PARIS, France – French warplanes pounded the Islamic State (ISIS) group’s de facto Syrian capital Raqa on Sunday, November 15, destroying a command post and a training camp, the defense ministry said.

In its first air strike against ISIS since the string of deadly Paris attacks claimed by the jihadist group, 12 warplanes, including 10 fighter bombers, dropped 20 bombs on the targets.

“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.

The planes left from Jordan and the United Arab Emirates and the air strike was conducted in coordination with American forces, the ministry said.

French President Francois Hollande on Saturday blamed ISIS for the gun and suicide attacks that left at least 129 dead in Paris on Friday, November 13, calling them an “act of war”. – Rappler.com

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