France is conducting major airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syria
Sunday, November 15, 2015 4:12 PM EST
French warplanes struck Islamic State militants in Syria on Sunday, a French government official said, two days after attackers linked to the terrorist group carried out a coordinated assault on Paris that killed 129 people.
Prior to the attack on Paris, France had been sparing in its strikes against targets in Syria.
News reports in France said the air assault was focused on Raqqa, the city in northern Syria that is the self-proclaimed capital of the Islamic State.
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