Post by hotplasma on Sept 28, 2015 0:47:46 GMT
France said Sunday it has launched its first airstrikes against ISIS in Syria in coordination with coalition partners.
The French presidency said that the strikes hit targets identified as a result of aerial reconnaissance missions over the past two weeks.
"France has hit Syria," the presidency said in a brief statement. "Our country as such confirms its resolute commitment to fight against the terrorist threat constituted by ISIS."
"We will strike each time our national security is at stake," it added.
Prime Minister Manuel Valls told BFM-TV that the strikes targeted ISIS training centers where militants were being prepared for carrying out attacks in France.
"We are acting in self-defense," Valls said, according to Reuters.
www.nbcnews.com/news/world/france-launches-first-airstrikes-against-isis-syria-n434406?cid=sm_fb&hootPostID=b8350e27094ddc58f469a38a2dacb020
The French presidency said that the strikes hit targets identified as a result of aerial reconnaissance missions over the past two weeks.
"France has hit Syria," the presidency said in a brief statement. "Our country as such confirms its resolute commitment to fight against the terrorist threat constituted by ISIS."
"We will strike each time our national security is at stake," it added.
Prime Minister Manuel Valls told BFM-TV that the strikes targeted ISIS training centers where militants were being prepared for carrying out attacks in France.
"We are acting in self-defense," Valls said, according to Reuters.
www.nbcnews.com/news/world/france-launches-first-airstrikes-against-isis-syria-n434406?cid=sm_fb&hootPostID=b8350e27094ddc58f469a38a2dacb020