Rafale takes off from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, in the Mediterranean, on Monday (23) (Photo: Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP)
French fighter jets took off on Monday (23) from the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, in the Mediterranean Sea, for missions over areas controlled by the group Islamic State (EI) in Iraq and Syria, reported military sources told Agence France Presse.
No information on the nature of this action - watching and / or attacks. - Occurring ten days after the attacks of Paris (130 dead), claimed by jihadist group EI The Syrian army and allied militias, backed by Russian bombardments, have taken control two cities in Syria after intense clashes with militants of the Islamic state, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Syrian state media also reported that the army and a local force took control Mheen and Hawwarin, southeast of the city of Homs and killed a large number of militants of the Islamic State.
The two cities are to the east of the highway that connects the cities of Syria and are crucial for the control of the western territory of the country. There are also nearby highways that connect the city of Palmira, taken by the Islamic State, the western cities.
