French Carrier Charles de Gaulle Launches First Missions Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria

French Carrier Charles de Gaulle Launches First Missions Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria
French sailors walk by a Super-Etendard jetfighter on the deck of France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle before leaving the port of Toulon on Nov. 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
Jack Phillips
11/23/2015
Updated:
11/23/2015

French Army Chief of Staff General Pierre de Villiers (L) and French Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Bernard Rogel (2nd L) speaks to French navy soldiers during a visit on the French Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier, on November 23, 2015. (ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)
French Army Chief of Staff General Pierre de Villiers (L) and French Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Bernard Rogel (2nd L) speaks to French navy soldiers during a visit on the French Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier, on November 23, 2015. (ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)

He added: “Everyone knows that in the end the conflict will be resolved through diplomatic and political means.”

French President Francois Hollande said his country is essentially at “war” with ISIS after the attacks. He then launched a major diplomatic effort with U.S. and Russian officials to coordinate against the terrorist organization.

Russia hits oil tankers

France’s airstrikes come as Russian military jets have torched more than 1,000 tankers taken stolen crude oil to ISIS-controlled refineries, the country’s defense ministry said.

French navy engineers install a missile on a French Rafale fighter aircraft aboard the French Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier, on November 23, 2015. (ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)
French navy engineers install a missile on a French Rafale fighter aircraft aboard the French Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier, on November 23, 2015. (ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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