France Launches Its First Air Raids On Daash (ISIS) In Syria

BAGHDAD / NINA / France announced that it has launched the first air strikes against Daash in Syria in an effort to curb its growing presence there. The French presidency said in a statement "our country confirms its commitment to fight the terrorist threat posed by Daash (ISIS), and we will hit every time our national security is at stake." France, which only has participated in the strikes in Iraq, began aerial reconnaissance flights over Syria earlier this month to gather information on the organization's sites. / End