PARIS, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- France's Ministry of Defense announced it would deploy artillery forces and an aircraft carrier to support Iraqi security forces in their fight for the city of Mosul against the Islamic State.
"We decided to bolster our support of the Iraqi forces this autumn, with the aim of recapturing Mosul," French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday during a meeting of military officials in Paris. "At this very moment, artillery is arriving close to the front line."