The Latest: France to provide airstrikes in battle for Raqqa
BEIRUT — The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local):
9 p.m.
France’s defence minister says it will provide airstrikes to aid an offensive against the Islamic State-held city of Raqqa in northern Syria.
Jean-Yves Le Drian told French radio Europe 1 on Sunday that “local territorial forces” should retake Raqqa, with air support from French, American and other coalition forces but no foreign ground troops.