French warplanes launch airstrikes against ISIS/ISIL so called capital in Syria

French warplanes carried out over 30 airstrikes against positions of the Islamic State (IS) de facto capital of al-Raqqa in northern Syria late Sunday, a monitor group reported.

Paris attacks to bring Syrian conflict into Europe (Italian analyst)

The terror attacks that killed at least 129 people in Paris on Friday indicated an attempt by terrorists to bring the Syrian battlefield into Europe, an Italian analyst said on Saturday.

Death toll surges to 153 in Paris gunfire and blasts

France has decided to close its borders, declare a nation-wide state of emergency, and deploy its army in and around Paris after at least 153 people were killed and dozens injured in multiple shootings, a 100-person hostage crisis, and explosions rocked the French capital late on Friday.