In a significant escalation of military engagement, France has launched airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria as diplomatic efforts to strengthen stability in Lebanon continue as a fragile ceasefire with Israel continues to hold.

France carried out missile strikes last weekend in Syria, targeting Islamic State sites in the country, French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday.

The French military has bombed two sites in Syria linked to the Islamic State terrorist, Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Tuesday. The attacks took place on Sunday as part of the international military operation Inherent Resolve,

French aviation attacked the positions of the Islamic State (IS) in Syria. The strike involved air bombs, according to French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu and The Guardian. Lecornu emphasized that the French Armed Forces continue to fight terrorism in the Levant (the so-called territories of Syria,