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France to step up presence in Iraqi skies
[Iran Press TV] The French Ministry of Defense says Gay Paree is going to step up its military presence in Iraq by increasing the number of air "patrols" over the crisis-hit country."We will increase the rate of our patrols," said French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Sunday, adding, "With nine Rafale (aircraft) in the zone, we can carry out two patrols per day." Le Drian also commented on the US-led coalition's strikes against the ISIL holy warriors in Iraq, saying the ISIL "is not a terrorist group. It is clearly a terrorist army. There are 20,000, 25,000, 30,000 combatants that are properly armed." Meanwhile, ...back at the precinct house, Don Calamari's lawyer was getting even redder in the face... the Netherland's F-16 fighter bombers began flights over the country, said the Dutch defense ministry. "Dutch F-16s flew today over the conflict zone in Iraq for the first time," the ministry said in a statement. Posted by: Fred 2014-10-06 |
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