Joining US forces acting in Iraqi skies, French fighter jets struck
on Friday against the militant Islamic State group, destroying a
logistics depot, Iraqi and French officials said.
The attack made France the first foreign country to publicly add military muscle to United States airstrikes against the group, which has drawn criticism around the world and in a unanimous UN Security Council resolution for its barbarity.
Two Rafale fighter jets accompanied by support planes struck in northern Iraq on Friday morning, and the target was "entirely destroyed," French President Francois Hollande said.
Four laser-guided bombs struck the Iraqi military installation that had been overrun by the militants, and hit a munitions and fuel depot, a French military official said on condition of anonymity while discussing operational details.
Video was later released by the French Army's video and photo department ECPAD showing French fighter and support aircraft at Al Dhafra base, UAE, and video showing strikes on Iraq
Iraq's military spokesman said dozens of extremist fighters were killed in four strikes, though the French official said the French armed forces had not completed their damage assessment.
The attack made France the first foreign country to publicly add military muscle to United States airstrikes against the group, which has drawn criticism around the world and in a unanimous UN Security Council resolution for its barbarity.
Two Rafale fighter jets accompanied by support planes struck in northern Iraq on Friday morning, and the target was "entirely destroyed," French President Francois Hollande said.
Four laser-guided bombs struck the Iraqi military installation that had been overrun by the militants, and hit a munitions and fuel depot, a French military official said on condition of anonymity while discussing operational details.
Video was later released by the French Army's video and photo department ECPAD showing French fighter and support aircraft at Al Dhafra base, UAE, and video showing strikes on Iraq
Iraq's military spokesman said dozens of extremist fighters were killed in four strikes, though the French official said the French armed forces had not completed their damage assessment.
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