France Launches Airstrikes Against ISIS Targets in Iraq
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Jelle v/d Wolf/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD, Iraq) — France conducted its first airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria targets on Friday.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the strikes were ordered by President Francois Hollande, and that “French planes intervened against a warehouse occupied by ISIS terrorists in the east of Iraq.”
The warehouse, Fabius said, was “completely destroyed.”
The strike is an important development in the U.S.’ effort to build an international coalition, as it shows a European ally, flying from an airbase in the United Arab Emirates, a gulf ally, supporting the U.S.-led campaign.
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