French airstrikes ‘destroy’ IS camp in Syria, Paris

Six French jet fighters targeted and destroyed an Islamic State (IS) training camp in eastern Syria, president Francois Hollande said yesterday, making good on a promise to go after the group he said is planning attacks against several countries, including France.

The strikes were France’s first in Syria.

“The camp was totally destroyed,” Hollande said yesterday after arriving at the UN before the start of a major development summit and the UN General Assembly. “We’re sure there were no casualties” among civilians, he added.