France drops 20 bombs on Islamic State's Syria stronghold Raqqa

By ABC NEWS.

France has conducted air strikes on the Islamic State-held Syrian city of Raqqa, the French defence ministry said.

Ten French fighter jets dropped 20 bombs on Raqqa, reportedly hitting the command and control centre, jihadi recruitment centre, munitions depot and a training camp.

The air strikes come just two days after the group claimed coordinated attacks in Paris that killed 129 people, the defence ministry said.

“The raid including 10 fighter jets, was launched simultaneously from the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. Twenty bombs were dropped,” a statement said, adding that the mission had taken place on Sunday evening (local time).

“The first target destroyed was used by Daesh (another Arabic acronym for IS) 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 on Saturday blamed the Islamic State group for the gun and suicide attacks that left at least 129 dead, calling them an “act of war”.

The operation was carried out in coordination with United States forces.

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