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http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/27/us-mideast-crisis-...

World | Sun Sep 27, 2015 4:36pm EDT Related: WORLD, UNITED NATIONS, FRANCE, SYRIA France launches air strikes against Islamic State in Syria UNITED NATIONS/PARIS | BY JOHN IRISH AND DOMINIQUE VIDALON

France said on Sunday it launched its first air strikes in Syria, destroying an Islamic State training camp in the east of the country to prevent the group from carrying out attacks against French interests and to protect Syrian civilians.

France had until now only struck Islamic State targets in neighboring Iraq, carrying out just 3 percent of air strikes in an offensive on the group by a U.S.-led coalition. France has also provided limited logistical support to Syrian rebels it considers moderate, including Kurds.

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arca_vorago10y ago· 2 in thread

Intersting, thanks for the link, but it doesnt really answer the question of exactly how many strikes did it participate in on Syria, and what were the death tolls? (Numbers, not percentages)

tremon10y ago

"France had until now only struck Islamic State targets in neighboring Iraq"

So, zero. They participated in 3% of the air strikes in Iraq, 0% in Syria.

arca_vorago10y ago

As of Sep 27, what about since then? Either way, thank you for the information.

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