12 French warplanes have bombarded Raqqa, the de facto ‘capital’ of Isis in Syria, two days after bombing and gun attacks in Paris killed 129 people.The air strikes late on Sunday were the first since the Paris attacks, and saw 12 French air force planes drop 20 bombs on Isis positions.The French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Charles De Gaulle, also began making final preparations to set sail for the Persian Gulf on Wednesday, signifying more heavy strikes are yet to come.Sunday’s bombing was the biggest French air raid that has taken place in Syria so far, and was described as a “massive” attack by a French defence ministry spokesman.According to a statement released by the ministry, the first target that the planes destroyed was a command .

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