France strikes IS positions in Syria

France strikes IS positions in Syria as French diplomacy drive continues in Lebanon
In a significant escalation of military engagement, France has launched airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria as diplomatic efforts to strengthen stability in Lebanon continue as a fragile ceasefire with Israel continues to hold.
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French aircraft have bombed Islamic State positions in Syria, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Tuesday, in its first such strike on the country's soil since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
France launches airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syria
French aviation attacked the positions of the Islamic State (IS) in Syria. The strike involved air bombs, according to French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu and The Guardian. Lecornu emphasized that the French Armed Forces continue to fight terrorism in the Levant (the so-called territories of Syria,
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