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| France will begin reconnaissance missions over Syria and is considering launching airstrikes against Islamic State militants in the country, president François Hollande has said. | France will begin reconnaissance missions over Syria and is considering launching airstrikes against Islamic State militants in the country, president François Hollande has said. |
| “We have proof that attacks have been planned from Syria against several countries, notably France,” Hollande told a news conference. | “We have proof that attacks have been planned from Syria against several countries, notably France,” Hollande told a news conference. |
| “My responsibility is to ensure that we are informed as much as possible on the threats to our country ... so I have asked the defence minister that on Tuesday reconnaissance flights begin over Syria that will enable us to consider airstrikes against Islamic State.” | “My responsibility is to ensure that we are informed as much as possible on the threats to our country ... so I have asked the defence minister that on Tuesday reconnaissance flights begin over Syria that will enable us to consider airstrikes against Islamic State.” |
| Hollande ruled out ground operations in Iraq and Syria, and said coping with the flow of refugees into Europe in part requires addressing the problem of terrorism. | Hollande ruled out ground operations in Iraq and Syria, and said coping with the flow of refugees into Europe in part requires addressing the problem of terrorism. |
| The United States is carrying out airstrikes in Syria and Iraq, but France had limited its planes to Iraqi airspace until now. | The United States is carrying out airstrikes in Syria and Iraq, but France had limited its planes to Iraqi airspace until now. |