France Conducts Airstrikes in Syria, Hits IS Positions
1 week, 1 day ago

France Conducts Airstrikes in Syria, Hits IS Positions

Deccan Chronicle  

French aircraft have bombed Islamic State positions in Syria, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced on Tuesday. "Our armed forces remain engaged in battling terrorism in the Levant," Lecornu wrote on X during a New Year visit to French UN peacekeepers in Lebanon. The French Defence Ministry confirmed to AFP that Rafale fighter jets and US-made Reaper drones dropped a total of seven bombs on two IS military targets in central Syria. Observers are concerned that the ongoing conflict, particularly following Assad's fall to a surprise offensive by Syrian rebels led by a radical Sunni group, may leave a vacuum for IS resurgence.

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