The French defense minister, Jean-Yves Lodrian, on Friday, the French aircraft launched a "major" strike at targets in Iraq, in the context of the international coalition operations against al "Daash."
He told Odrian network "My FM TV" television, "The major raid taking place at this time", refusing to clarify the purpose and the number of French warplanes to participate.
He pointed out that the French aircraft stationed in the UAE and the United Jordan has been a total of "120 to 130 mission" between intelligence operations and bombing against "Daash" organization, which controls large areas of Iraq, since the start of the international coalition led by the United States campaign.
"We are absolutely determined to prevent the alleged occupation of Iraq Daash, thanks to the work of the international coalition, we have stopped the expansion Daash, but the moratorium does not mean that the war is over."
He stressed that the coalition does not intervene on the ground, but believes in "air support until Iraqi forces can regain territory lost gradually."
The only French warplanes operations on Iraq, while targeting the US aviation sites jihadist organization in Syria as well.
Commented Odrian on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's remarks in the interview published in Paris Match magazine Thursday that, and which he said that the air strikes against "Daash" in Syria "is useless," adding that these statements constitute a "scandal."
"It is disgraceful that a person owes 200 thousand people of his countrymen come and distributes lessons."
For his part, said French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, for the first broadcast of Europe that this interview such as "public relations."
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