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France Drops 20 Bombs On DAESH Stronghold Raqqa

TAKING OFF: The picture shows the French aircraft taking off from an unknown airport to bomb targets in DAESH-capital Raqqa in Syria. Photo: AFP PHOTO / ECPAD, AFP

French jets carry out their biggest bombing raid in Syria after DAESH gunmen massacre 132 people in Paris.

French fighter planes have dropped 20 bombs on the DAESH stronghold of Raqqa in northern Syria.

The bombers hit a jihadi recruitment centre, training camp and arms depot run by the extremist group, according to the French defence ministry.

A spokesman described it as a “massive” attack and France’s biggest to date in Syria.

The aerial raid was launched from air bases in United Arab Emirates and Jordan, and involved France’s 12 fighter bombers based there.

It follows Friday’s terror attacks which left 132 people dead in the French capital.

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