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| French jets due in Jordan to join fight against IS |
| 2014-11-24 |
| Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had announced on Wednesday the planned deployment of the six Mirage 2000-Ds to Jordan. French fighter jets are due to arrive in Jordan soon to join operations against the ISIS group in Iraq, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Sunday. "Every day, everywhere in the world, our military demonstrates its capacities in the service of France," Valls said in a speech at a French airbase in Niamey, where his visit is devoted to the fight against terrorism in the Sahel region. France operates drone surveillance missions in the region from the Niamey base. Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had announced on Wednesday the planned deployment of the six Mirage 2000-Ds to Jordan. |
| Posted by:Steve White |