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IS conflict: French raid in Syria 'kills 12 child soldiers'
BBC ^ | 9/30/2015

Posted on 09/30/2015 11:59:29 AM PDT by McGruff

An activist group has said France's first air strike on Islamic State (IS) militants in Syrian territory killed 30, including 12 child soldiers.

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Sunday's strike on an IS camp in eastern Syria had also wounded about 20 fighters.

French President Francois Hollande said on Sunday six jets had destroyed the camp in the province of Deir al-Zour.

France had previously limited its strikes on IS to Iraqi airspace.

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French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said the raid had struck "an extremely sensitive site for [IS]", describing it as a "strategic hub" for militants travelling between Iraq and Syria.

He said the raid was carried out in self-defence, saying that France had evidence that foreign fighters were being trained in the camps to carry out attacks in Europe and in France specifically.

1 posted on 09/30/2015 11:59:29 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Hate to point out the obvious, but, all moslem are soldiers.


2 posted on 09/30/2015 12:03:59 PM PDT by exnavy (Common sense seems to be uncommon these days.)
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To: McGruff

France is swinging a bigger set than all of Barry’s cabinet combined.


3 posted on 09/30/2015 12:04:17 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Army Air Corps

So why is Merkel importing these people? She is putting Germans and the rest of Europe in grave danger.


4 posted on 09/30/2015 12:08:53 PM PDT by Aria
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To: Aria

She doesn’t care......but OH...she will!


5 posted on 09/30/2015 12:09:52 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Aria

Why do our own political elites want to turn a blind eye to illegal immigration from the Third World into the US?


6 posted on 09/30/2015 12:15:50 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: McGruff
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

So this ISIS/Islamist front group is for human rights? Who knew?

7 posted on 09/30/2015 12:36:25 PM PDT by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
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To: Army Air Corps

They are putting US citizens in danger..thereby shirking one of the valid primary duties of the federal government - to protect US citizens from foreign invaders.


8 posted on 09/30/2015 1:29:43 PM PDT by Aria
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To: McGruff

So?


9 posted on 09/30/2015 1:34:05 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: McGruff

To paraphrase the Great Sen. Cruz: If you pick up a gun for ISIS you are signing your own death sentence.


10 posted on 09/30/2015 1:36:24 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (Cruz or Lose 2016)
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To: Aria

You assume that the care for something other than staying in power.


11 posted on 09/30/2015 6:13:59 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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