ISIS Airstrikes: French Carrier To Bomb Islamic State In Iraq And Syria Soon, Defense Officials Say

A French nuclear aircraft carrier entered the Persian Gulf and could begin airstrike missions against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, U.S. defense officials told the U.S. Naval Institute's online news site USNI News Friday. The ship Charles de Gaulle and its fleet will join American carrier USS Carl Vinson in bombing the extremist group, also known as ISIS or ISIL.