France sending artillery, aircraft carrier to Iraq to fight Islamic State
The actions come in response to the deaths of 84 people in Nice, France, at the hands of a suspected Islamic State sympathizer.
By Ed Adamczyk Follow @adamczyk_ed Contact the Author | July 22, 2016 at 10:51 AM
PARIS, July 22 (UPI) -- France will loan artillery to Iraqi forces fighting the Islamic state and will station an aircraft carrier in the region, French President François Hollande said Friday.
The nuclear-powered carrier Charles de Gaulle will return to the region to facilitate airstrikes, but Hollande said no French soldiers will be on the ground to fight IS.
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"The battle, this war against terrorism is also taking place outside of France [but] it's not our soldiers who will go to war in Syria and Iraq," Hollande said after a meeting with his defense council.
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