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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Top Comments
How come this place had never been bombed before?
It has already happened Flyer. There have been multiple strikes against IS camps in Raqqa, including 30 in one night in 2014.
I don't understand the point you are trying to get at here.
Well the French have stated these bombing raids had been well planned in advance, so I suspect had the terror attacks not occurred, these raids would not of been reported.
Its just that I thought that if it was a known training area etc that it would have been bombed before,but another poster informs me that it has been.
Random,do you know if the French have had any involvement over there as we have?