MigBuster 2,861 Posted September 28, 2015 France has executed its first air strike against positions of the so-called Islamic State forces (ISIS / ISIL / Daech) in Syria, French president Francois Hollande announced on the morning of Sunday 27 September 2015. Five Dassault Rafale jet were involved, plus one C-135 tanker and one Atlantique 2 intelligence aircaft. The air strike was done after French aircraft had made several reconnaissance flight of Syria during the past week. Since 2014 French air force and navy aircraft have been involved in operations against ISIS, but until September focused on Iraq only. Initially the French contingency only operated from the United Arab Emirates, Al Dhafra Airbase, since September 2014. When the contribution of Mirage 2000Ds was announced in Mid-November, they were positioned on an airbase in Jordan. The French name for the entire contribution to Operation Inherent Resolve is opration Chammal. http://airheadsfly.com/2015/09/27/first-french-air-strike-targets-syria/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
