France carried out its third raid in Iraq .. and Russia offers assistance

France carried out its third raid in Iraq .. and Russia offers assistance 


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French aircraft destroyed, on Sunday, two carriages to organize Daash through "to assign the task to Iraqi forces on the ground," as announced by the French defense ministry said Monday on its website.

She is the third air strike French since joining France on September 19 last to drive the international coalition led air an American in Iraq. 
ministry said "in the October 19 and through the task of assigning to Iraqi forces on the ground, pounded, two Rafale Francetan two cars + pickup + group Daash terrorist and devastated" . She said: "This strike is part of the support of the International Alliance of Iraqi armed forces in the area of Baiji-Tikrit." 
statement did not say whether the raid, which was used laser-guided bombs resulted in the victims. And controlled organization Daash fighters on the city of Tikrit, 160 km north of Baghdad, since more than four months. And Friday, Iraqi forces launched, backed by aerial bombing of the international coalition led by the United States, an offensive to retake areas in the north of the city. 
were raid the previous aircraft French in Iraq on September 25 last and targeted the old barracks for the army, about 15 kilometers east of Fallujah, west of Baghdad. While conducted air strikes, the first in September 19 in northeastern Iraq near Mosul and destroyed during which "ammunition depot" for Daash also contains vehicles and large quantities of fuel. 
since October 5 Current use of French troops in raids launched from French rule in United Arab Emirates nine Rafale aircraft catering C 135 aircraft maritime patrol aircraft Atlantique 2. 
facing Iraqi forces difficulty in regaining land lost in the face of fighters of the Islamic state who have achieved many successes in the Sunni province of Anbar (west), which control 80% of the area. 
Within the context of Offline, announced the Russian Foreign Ministry, on Monday, for the continuation of Moscow to provide aid to Iraq and Syria in their war against "terrorism", and while confirming that aid equipment includes a wide range of weapons and military equipment to double their fighting capability of the two countries, called for concerted international efforts to counter the threat of international terrorism posed by Al (Daash). 
said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in remarks carried by the agency Rianovosty (RIA NOVOSTI Russian and seen by the (long-Presse), "We are continuing our support for the governments of Iraq and Syria, as well as other countries in the region in their war against insurgents extremists who seek to extend their influence in the region." . 
Lavrov added that "aid include support those governments friendly wide range of weapons and military equipment, which aims to double the combat abilities," pointing out that "Moscow also called for concerted international efforts to counter the threat of international terrorism."

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