France Strikes Syria And Drops 20 Bombs On Raqqa, An ISIS Base As A Revenge For Paris

It’s just been 2 days since the Paris Attacks and after militant group, ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks, Paris and the French government have already taken action against them.

20 bombs were dropped at Raqqa, Syria, on Sunday night as retaliation for the attacks on Paris on Friday, 13th November. This is France’s most aggressive attack on the ISIS camps. Until now, France’s airstrikes had been restricted mainly to Iraq and it had bombed Syria only sparingly.

‘Massive’ airstrikes destroy 2 jihadi sites in Raqqa, Syria, say French defense officials #ParisAttacks pic.twitter.com/9Qm1rziYYv

— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) November 16, 2015

But following the attacks on 13th, French President François Hollande has vowed to be “unforgiving with the barbarians”.

The French raid was carried on by 12 French aircrafts, including 10 fighter jets and was aided by American forces. They struck and destroyed two bases of ISIS in Raqqa, which the group proclaims to be their capital.

Jihadi training camp & a munitions dump in Raqqa, where Iraqi intel says the #ParisAttacks were planned, have been destroyed: Reports

— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) November 16, 2015

American Officials said they had provided “strike packages” to French officials which had all the information to help them figure out the ISIS bases.

#BREAKING | French aircraft carry out strikes on Syrian city of Raqqa, a stronghold of ISIS, destroy 2 jihadi sites pic.twitter.com/qFrBVCcxY2

— CNN-IBN News (@ibnlive) November 16, 2015

Activists on the ground at Raqqa have denied any civilian casualties in the hospitals so far, but they did confirm that the bombings destroyed ‘clinics, a museum and other buildings in an urban area, leaving the full extent of the damage unknown’.

France lost many innocent lives on Friday, but doesn’t an eye for an eye make the whole world blind?

What’s your opinion?

News Source: New York Times

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