Carrier Charles de Gaulle ready to launch air strikes from today

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told Europe 1 radio that aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle will be “operational” starting from today and air strikes into Syria will begin soon.

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

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