France’s top military official said on Thursday (Sep. 6) his forces were prepared to carry out strikes on Syrian targets if chemical weapons were used in an expected Assad offensive to retake the northern province of Idlib, Reuters reported.
Speaking to a small group of reporters, Armed Forces Chief Francois Lecointre said he expected the final pockets of ISIS in Iraq and Syria to be eradicated by the end of November.
French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Sunday, he feared a "catastrophe" in Idlib as Assad militias prepare to recapture the opposition-held enclave. He warned of possible humanitarian disaster.
The minister also evoked fears that Assad regime might use chemical weapons and said France’s response would be "the same as before" if that is the case.
France, the US and the UK launched air strikes against Assad regime’s military facilities in April after what they said was a chemical attack by Assad militias on the town of Douma.
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