<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reuters.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;27&#x2F;us-mideast-crisis-france-syria-idUSKCN0RR07Y20150927" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reuters.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;27&#x2F;us-mideast-crisis-...</a><p>World | Sun Sep 27, 2015 4:36pm EDT Related: WORLD, UNITED NATIONS, FRANCE, SYRIA
France launches air strikes against Islamic State in Syria
UNITED NATIONS&#x2F;PARIS | BY JOHN IRISH AND DOMINIQUE VIDALON<p>France said on Sunday it launched its first air strikes in Syria, destroying an Islamic State training camp in the east of the country to prevent the group from carrying out attacks against French interests and to protect Syrian civilians.<p>France had until now only struck Islamic State targets in neighboring Iraq, carrying out just 3 percent of air strikes in an offensive on the group by a U.S.-led coalition. France has also provided limited logistical support to Syrian rebels it considers moderate, including Kurds.