French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecorne said that France launched missile strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria last weekend, UNN reports citing Reuters.
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“On Sunday, the French air force carried out targeted strikes on Islamic State targets located on Syrian territory,” Lecorne wrote on the social network X .
The French airstrike followed a similar U.S. military strike in Syria, which the U.S. said killed two Islamic State militants.
Syria is facing an uncertain political future after the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group ousted former President Bashar al-Assad from power on December 8.
The lightning-quick campaign led by the HTS ended a 13-year civil war, but left many questions about the future of the multi-ethnic country, where foreign powers including Turkey and Russia have strong and potentially competing interests.
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U.S. officials report a buildup of Turkish troops and artillery along the border with Syria near the town of Kobani. The situation is reminiscent of the events of 2019 before the previous Turkish invasion.
