A French Rafale fighter jet, carrying cruise missiles
France's top military official said on Thursday his forces were prepared to carry out strikes on Syrian targets if chemical weapons were used in an expected government offensive to retake the northern province of Idlib.
Speaking to a small group of reporters, Armed Forces Chief Francois Lecointre said he expected the final pockets of Daesh resistance in Iraq and Syria to be eradicated by the end of November.
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