Hollande Keeps Aircraft Carrier In Med Until December To Back Mosul Offensive In Iraq
October 26 2016
The French government has extended its aircraft carrier mission in the eastern Mediterranean Sea to back the offensive against the Islamic State-held Iraqi city of Mosul, reports Agence France-Presse.
The Charles de Gaulle carrier will remain in the region until mid-December, said a statement from the office of President Francois Hollande on Wednesday.
The carrier was deployed in September for what was then believed to be a one-month mission.
The extension decision was...
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