French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle headed to Syria
The carrier has a wing with a capacity for 40 planes and it will double the potential of French strikes against Islamists in Syria and Iraq. The carrier’s deployment was announced on November 5, but its strategy will now be part of the anti-ISIL coalition’s demands.
Reuters
The flagship of the French fleet, Nuclear-powered carrier Charles de Gaulle, is to leave the Toulon port and head to the war against the Islamic State. Hollande stated it is a “deliberate and important” decision.
The carrier has a wing with a capacity for 40 planes and it will double the potential of French strikes against Islamists in Syria and Iraq. The carrier’s deployment was announced on November 5, but its strategy will now be part of the anti-ISIL coalition’s demands.