French jets destroy an IS command centre in IraqFrench warplanes destroyed an Islamic State command centre at Tal Afar, some 45 kilometres west of Mosul in Iraq, a French official said on Tuesday. "We hit an Islamic State command centre at Tal Afar," the official said More… |
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Egypt signs $5.9bn deal for French war jets, shipsEgypt signed a 5.2 billion-euro ($5.92 billion) deal to buy French weaponry on Monday, Egyptian media said, in a move Cairo hopes will boost its military power as fears grow of conflict in neighbouring Libya spilling over its border. More… |
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French jets strike at Islamic State bases in IraqFrench jets struck a suspected Islamic State target in Iraq for the first time on Friday, expanding a U.S.-led military campaign against militants who have seized a third of the country and also control large parts of neighboring Syria. More… |
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French jets fly over Libya; Gaddafi hits BenghaziFrench reconnaissance planes flew over Libya on Saturday, in the first sign that international air strikes may be imminent while Muammar Gaddafi's forces tried to push into the rebel-held city of Benghazi. 'There are French reconn More… |
