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A Rafale fighter jet lands on the French Navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle operating in the Gulf on February 24, 2015. French aircraft carrier, with 12 Rafale and nine Super Etendard fighters, will spend eight weeks in the Gulf working alongside the USS Carl Vinson, significantly increasing France’s regional air capabilities for operations against the Islamic State jihadist group that seized control of large parts of Syria and Iraq. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK BAZ