The French president today said that he had agreed to the Iraqi government’s request for air support to fight Islamic State militants.
French air strikes would only target the IS positions in Iraq and not Syria Francis Hollande told reporters on Thursday.
“Our goal is to pursue peace and security in Iraq by weakening the terrorists. We won’t go beyond that. There will be no troops on the ground and we will intervene only in Iraq,” Hollande is quoted by the BBC as saying.
Earlier this week, France hosted an international conference that saw a coalition of 26 countries pledge commitment to supporting the new Iraqi government in its fight against IS militants.
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