France strikes IS in Iraq from newly deployed carrier
Aboard Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier (AFP) - France launched air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq on Monday in the first sorties from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, newly deployed in the eastern Mediterranean. "We carried out strikes in Ramadi and Mosul in support of ground forces that were pushing against troops […]Aboard Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier (AFP) - France launched air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq on Monday in the first sorties from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, newly deployed in the eastern Mediterranean.
"We carried out strikes in Ramadi and Mosul in support of ground forces that were pushing against troops of (the Islamic State group)," said army chief of staff General Pierre de Villiers, aboard the carrier. He said planes from the Charles de Gaulle would launch strikes against IS targets in Syria, including command and recruitment centres as well as oil facilities, in "a matter of hours or days".
