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Gallic Might: Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier Deployed Against ISIL

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Charles de Gaulle, aircraft carrier flagship of the French Navy, was deployed to the eastern Mediterranean to boost operations in Syria as Paris intensifies its bombing campaign against the Islamic State group there.

© AFP 2023 / Anne-Christine PoujoulatFrench naval personnel work on Super Etendard jet fighters at the flight deck of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. November 22, 2015.
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French naval personnel work on Super Etendard jet fighters at the flight deck of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. November 22, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / Anne-Christine PoujoulatA picture taken on November 21, 2015 shows an aerial view of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, in the eastern Mediterranean sea. The Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier is deployed to the eastern Mediterranean to take part in intensified air strikes against Islamic State targets. The deployment follows the coordinated attacks in the French capital that killed 130 people and left more than 350 others injured.
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A picture taken on November 21, 2015 shows an aerial view of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, in the eastern Mediterranean sea. The Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier is deployed to the eastern Mediterranean to take part in intensified air strikes against Islamic State targets. The deployment follows the coordinated attacks in the French capital that killed 130 people and left more than 350 others injured.
© AFP 2023 / Anne-Christine PoujoulatThe carrier has a crew of about 1,900 seamen, pilots and technicians.
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The carrier has a crew of about 1,900 seamen, pilots and technicians.
© AFP 2023 / Anne-Christine PoujoulatA technician checks a French Rafale fighter aircraft aboard the French Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.
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A technician checks a French Rafale fighter aircraft aboard the French Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.
© AFP 2023 / Anne-Christine PoujoulatCharles de Gaulle carries 18 Rafale fighter jets, eight Dassault Super-Etendard attack aircraft and two Hawkeye aerial early warning planes.
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Charles de Gaulle carries 18 Rafale fighter jets, eight Dassault Super-Etendard attack aircraft and two Hawkeye aerial early warning planes.
© AFP 2023 / Anne-Christine PoujoulatFrench technicians prep French Rafale jet fighters at the flight deck of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.
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French technicians prep French Rafale jet fighters at the flight deck of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.
© AFP 2023 / Anne-Christine PoujoulatA French Super Etendard jet fighter lands on the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier . November 22, 2015.
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A French Super Etendard jet fighter lands on the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier . November 22, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / Anne-Christine PoujoulatThe French media reported that the Charles de Gaulle's mission is expected to last at least four months but that it may be prolonged.
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The French media reported that the Charles de Gaulle's mission is expected to last at least four months but that it may be prolonged.
© AFP 2023 / Anne-Christine PoujoulatEarlier it was reported that the Charles de Gaulle will be joined by an anti-submarine frigtate La Motte-Picquet, a multi-purpose frigate Aquitaine and an auxiliary ship called Aviation.
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Earlier it was reported that the Charles de Gaulle will be joined by an anti-submarine frigtate La Motte-Picquet, a multi-purpose frigate Aquitaine and an auxiliary ship called Aviation.
© AFP 2023 / Anne-Christine PoujoulatThe carrier's exact location remains secret due to security concerns.
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The carrier's exact location remains secret due to security concerns.
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