Paris bombarde en Irak et nexclut plus de frapper en Syrie (Paris bombed in Iraq and did not rule out strike in Syria) LE FIGARO (France) Following the assassination of Hervé Gourdel, France showed its determination to act militarily against jihadism. For the second time in a week, two Rafale aircraft conducted strikes in northern Iraq, near Faluja, 60 km from Baghdad. Parties make a reconnaissance mission from al-Dhafra base in the UAE, the French aircraft, equipped with laser pods have dropped four GBU 12 250kg four hangars containing military equipment were destroyed . The operation was led by Admiral French commander forces within the area of the Indian Ocean, in coordination with the control center American air operations, located in Qatar. Returned from New York, François Hollande met on Thursday for more than one one Defense Council attended by including Jean-Yves Le Drian, his counterpart of the Interior, Bernard Cazeneuve, and the Chief of Staff of the Armed (CEMA), General Peter de Villiers. Besides strengthening counter-terrorism prevention in France, Elysee announced that France will continue its work in support of the Iraqi authorities in the framework that has been set in order to weaken the Daech group, the term for Islamic state . Clearly, the strikes carried out by French aircraft in Iraq will continue until the integrity of the country to be found, said earlier the defense minister on RTL. Although not listed in the press release of the Elysee, the question of strikes in Syria was also raised. It is not excluded that it evolves in the future, failing to have been decided. Americans are engaged in the Syrian sky, which is not the case of French far. This week in New York, François Hollande and Laurent Fabius reiterated that France does not intend to conduct air operations in Syria. We can not do everything, it should do well, as part of a division of labor has highlighted the head of state during a press conference at the UN. But bearing in mind that the priority of France was Iraq, the defense minister acknowledged that the assumption was not completely excluded. Its a question that is asked, said Jean-Yves Le Drian RTL, adding that this opportunity does not present itself today. Well see in the coming days how the evolving situation, he noted. At the cutting edge for months to protest the regime of Bashar al-Assad considered the objective ally jihadists Paris reluctantly considering any initiative that would benefit the dictator. However, support for the moderate Syrian opposition and its military wing, the Free Syrian Army (FSA), will be intensified, said the Elysee. France also wants to strengthen international cooperation with the United States interest in the fight against the phenomenon of foreign fighters, a crucial issue on which a resolution was passed Wednesday by the Security Council of the UN.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 18:24:51 +0000
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