国际英语新闻:France plans further air strikes against IS in Iraq: Hollande
PARIS, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- French jet fighters would continue air strikes against militants of Islamic State (IS) in Iraq in the coming days in a bid to help restoring security in Iraq, French President Francois Hollande said Friday.
"This morning at 9:40 (0740 GMT) our Rafale jets launched a first strike against a logistics depot of the terrorists," Hollande said.
"The target in northeast Iraq was totally destroyed. There would be further operations in the coming days with the aim to weaken this terrorist organization and support Iraqi authorities," he added.
At a brief declaration posted on the Elysee website, the French head of state reiterated he would not send ground troops to Iraq and Paris military action would be limited to Iraq.
On Thursday, the French head of state announced air support to quell Islamists militants at the request of Iraqi authorities, pledging to start air strikes soon once reconnaissance flights had identified targets.
相关文章
- 欧美文化:Emergency rooms see more gun violence victims in U.S. in 1st year of pandemic: CNN
- 欧美文化:Sri Lankan military authorized to maintain law, order amid unrest
- 欧美文化:Russian FM visits Algeria to mark 60th anniversary of ties
- 欧美文化:Spanish government sacks spy chief after phone tapping scandal
- 欧美文化:Turkey, Kazakhstan aim to reach 10 bln USD in bilateral trade: president
- 欧美文化:UN chief condemns attacks on civilians by armed group in DRC
- 欧美文化:Moroccan, Egyptian FMs discuss prospects of bolstering cooperation
- 欧美文化:Macron visits Berlin on first foreign trip after re-election
- 欧美文化:Ukrainian president, Swedish PM discuss defense support for Ukraine over phone
- 欧美文化:Lebanon condemns deadly attack in Egypt's Sinai
手机网站