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France Discovered Where Paris Attacks Were Planned, Instantly Made Huge Move That Sent ISIS A Message
France struck ISIS targets in Syria for the second day in a row in retaliation for the Islamic State’s terror attack against Paris Friday night, which left at least 129 dead and several hundred wounded.
On Monday, the French air force targeted a command center, a recruitment center, an ammunition storage facility, and a training camp in the so-called caliphate’s capital of Raqqa.
Working with the U.S. military, the French struck similar targets on Sunday. The activist group, Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently (formed last year after ISIS took over the city), reported that the Islamic terrorist group had largely withdrawn from the city in anticipation of a retaliatory strike. There were no civilian casualties, but some ISIS fighters may have been hit.
“No civilians hit so far, the hospitals are reporting. Electricity and water shut down. Panic among the civilians,” the group posted on its website. “Areas hit: Stadium, museum, hospital, government building (municipal).” At least 30 airstrikes struck the city, so far, according to Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently.
“A senior Obama administration official said that the United States was ‘working closely with the French to develop targets’” CNN reported.
The U.S., in all likelihood, suggested the ISIS targets to the French, military analyst retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling told CNN. “These target packages were already in folders, as they’re called, and I’m sure the central command handed them over to the French fighters to attack for the symbolism of France being back in the fight,” he said.
Speaking before a joint session of the French Parliament on Monday, President Francois Hollande vowed, “Terrorism will not destroy the Republic, it will be the Republic that destroys terrorism.” He also announced legislation calling for an extension of the state of emergency in his country place for 3 months. “The state of emergency extends some police powers of search and arrest and limits public gatherings, among other changes,” the AP reports.
French President Hollande proposing law to extend France’s state of emergency for 3 months: https://t.co/093r3JaC5T https://t.co/c041w51XAR
— CNN (@CNN) November 16, 2015
Hollande plans to meet with both President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin to “join our forces” in the fight against ISIS.
Source: http://www.westernjournalism.com/france-discovered-where-paris-attacks-were-planned-instantly-made-huge-move-that-sent-isis-a-message/
“France Discovered Where Paris Attacks Were Planned” does not resonate. Shouldn’t they be looking closer to home, as Putin has mentioned the terror has been supported by over 40 countries some of which are at the G20 ??