French President Francois Hollande[/caption]Military move comes as US prepares to attack terror group targets in neighbouring Syria
French planes have carried out air strikes onIslamic State (Isis)targets in Iraq as the US prepares to broaden the campaign against the terror group by attacking targets in neighbouringSyria.
The French intervention took place less than 24 hours after it was authorised by PresidentFranois Hollandeand marks the first time a foreign air force has joined the US in launching strikes since Isis rampaged through the Levant over the summer.
It came asKurdsin northern Syria pleaded for international help to rescue them from Isis forces that have besieged them for the past three days in the town of Kobani near the Turkish border.
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