France launched air strikes in Syria

France has launched its first airstrike against ISIL in Syria today, the President Office announced in a statement.

By Capt. Jason Smith [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Targets that were struck today were selected from the intelligence collect by French forces over the past two weeks.

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