France sending aircraft carrier back to Gulf

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is heading back to the Gulf for the second time this year.

Charles De Gaulle (R91) underway 2009
By USN (U.S. Navy VFA-146 official website [1] photo [2]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The carrier’s mission is to launch air strikes against ISIL targets and no time frame was given on when it will depart. Fighters from the ship launched attacks against ISIL in Iraq during its cruise in the Gulf early this year.

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