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France ’Will Strike Syria Again if Necessary’

France ’Will Strike Syria Again if Necessary’
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By Staff, Agencies

French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly defended President Emmanuel Macron’s idea that building a “true, European army” should “never be seen as a move against the United States”.

Speaking at the Atlantic Council on Monday, Parly reaffirmed the country’s support for its transatlantic ally – the United States – claiming that Paris would strike Syria again if deemed necessary.

On 14 April 2018, the United States, France and the UK fired over 100 missiles on several targets in Syria, justifying the strike as a retaliatory measure for the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government against civilians in Douma that supposedly took place on 7 April.

Syria denied the accusations, insisting that the attack was staged by militant groups to justify potential foreign intervention in Syria.

The minister stepped in to defend French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to form a European army – a concept that sparked indignation from his US counterpart, Donald Trump.

She added that the idea should “never be seen as a move against the United States” and is not meant to reverse the terms of NATO, but to ease Washington’s burden.

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