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French Pilots Prep Jets for Airstrike on Islamic State Training Center

Two Dassault Rafale fighter jets took off on the night of October 8-9 to launch an airstrike on an Islamic State training center in Raqqa, which the French military said was dedicated to suicide operations. Both jets were participating in France’s Operation Chammal, and the operation lasted nearly six hours, the French military said.

This video shows pilots prepping the planes, departing and returning to the undisclosed base in the early hours of October 9. Credit: YouTube/FORCESFRANCAISES