The French Air Force will begin prospecting flights over Syria

The French planes will begin prospecting flights over the territory of Syria. It was declared by president Francois Olland, speaking at press conference in the Eliseysky palace, reports Europe 1.

According to the French leader, he already made the corresponding order to the Minister of Defence. The first flights are planned for Tuesday, September 8, the main attention will be given to positions and the purposes in the territory supervised by fighters «Islamic state» (YOKES).

However Olland categorically excluded possibility of participation of the French armies in any land operations and declared what to release the territories from Islamists Iraqis and Syrians should. It subjected to sharp criticism Bashar Assad’s mode which, in his opinion, bears the main responsibility for a razvyazyvaniye of civil war, and urged the Syrian leader to retire.

The French Air Force joined air campaign against YOKES on September 19, 2014 when the fighters "Rafal" destroyed a field warehouse of Islamists in the northeast of Iraq. Airstrikes were coordinated with the military management in Baghdad. Then Olland promised that France will be limited to air support of the Iraq army and will not attack the purpose in the territory of Syria.

The extremist organization «Islamic state» in the summer of 2014 grasped a part of the territory of Iraq and Syria and proclaimed there the caliphate. In Russia activity of group is forbidden by a judgment.