French jets pound IS stronghold Raqqa in Syria 프랑스， ′IS 심장′ 시리아 락까 대규모 공습... 테

• published: 16 Nov 2015
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We start with France′s reaction to the terror attacks in Paris. French jets have been pounding Raqqa， the Islamic State group′s stronghold in northern Syria. For the latest on this... and the hunt for the remaining attacker，... we connect to our Connie Kim at the Newscenter. Connie，...these air strikes seem to be France′s retribution for Friday′s shocking terror attacks，... what do we know so far？ Yes， Mark. In the first direct retaliation for the attacks in Paris，… French warplanes have bombed targets in Raqqa，... which is IS′ de facto capital in Syria. The Islamic State group took responsibility for the attacks that killed one－hundred－29 people and injured hundreds more，... many critically.... and French President Francois Hollande had promised a merciless response. Here′s what the French are saying： The country′s defense ministry has confirmed that jets dropped 20 bombs on a command and control center， a jihadi recruitment center， training camp and arms depot run by the extremist group. The aerial raids were launched from bases in the United Arab Emirates and Jordan on Sunday night， local time. No word yet on how successful the raids were... nor if any civilians were killed. This comes as France remains in shock following last Friday′s senseless terror attacks on a number of soft targets in Paris. We now know that seven attackers detonated their suicide belts.，... killing themselves and anyone unfortunate enough to be stood nearby. Two of the attackers have been identified； one being 29－year－old French national Ismail Mostefai. He was apparently known to France′s security services but had never been charged with any terrorism offenses. The other has been identified as Bilal Hafdi， who was either 19 or 20. It′s believed he fought in Syria before coming back to France. A massive international manhunt is underway for Belgium－born French national Abdeslam Salah，... who is believed to have been involved. Officials have described the 26－year－old as ″dangerous″. According to CNN，... Saleh was questioned by French police shortly after the attacks but was not detained. Also on Sunday，... several AK－47s were found in an abandoned car which is believed to have been used by the attackers. A Syrian passport was also found next to the body of one of the three suicide bombers who attacked near the French national stadium. Connie，... Parisians have been paying their respects to the people that lost their lives in the attacks. It was a very somber atmosphere.... Yeah， that′s right， Mark. Thousands lined up at Paris′ iconic Notre Dame Cathedral to pray at a memorial service on Sunday as France entered its second day of national mourning. ″I think of the families today who are in mourning and distress. And I came to pray at Notre Dame for the peace of these poor people who are now dead and their families who are in pain and sadness.″ ″I wish I could say we have to find a solution， I don′t even k