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U.s. air strikes also focused on targets in raqqa in recent months. for more on the reaction in the region, we turn to our reportinger in beirut. >> reporter: shortly after the french ministry of defense confirmed it had begun air strikes over the city of raqqa, we begin to hear from a group of activists who actually live inside of raqqa. keep in mind, it is always hard to independently verify information that comes out of syria. but this network of activists in the past has been credible. in fa...

The french defense ministry said they dropped 20 bombs on multiple targets. those are said to include an isis command center, militant training camp and isis arms depot. the strikes were launched from bases in jordan and the united arab emirates. u.s. air strikes also focused on targets in raqqa in recent months. for more on the reaction in the region, we turn to our reportinger in beirut. >> reporter: shortly after the french ministry of defense confirmed it had begun air strikes over the city ...

Forces. they say the attacks destroyed a command center, a recruitment center, a munitions depot and training camp for isis fighters. meanwhile, less than 500 miles away, world leaders met at the g-20 summit in turkey today t. president obama speaking alongside the turkish president said this about the attacks in paris. >> the skies have been darkened by the horrific attacks that took place in paris just a day and a half ago. as was true with the terrible attacks that took place, the killing of ...

Conference. ivan watson in brussels right now. it is worth noting very little distinction between brussels and paris. you can move back and forth across the border at will. much like you can across state borders in the u.s. now there were other major news overnight. france retaliating against isis. what they are calling a major bombardment against the effective capital of the isis cal caliphate raqqah. obviously we are waiting for confirmation from western intelligence sources. it all comes two ...

According to frances defense ministry. french officials said the attacks were carried out in coordination with american forces. they say the attacks destroyed a command center, a recruitment center, a munitions depot and training camp for isis fighters. meanwhile, less than 500 miles away, world leaders met at the g-20 summit in turkey today t. president obama speaking alongside the turkish president said this about the attacks in paris. >> the skies have been darkened by the horrific attacks th...

Air strikes on a training camp in syria with the help of u.s. intelligence. president hollande vowed to crush the extremist group. tonight at california state long beach there was a vigil for an american student who was killed in the attacks. the vigil recognized students from france enrolled at the university. this is an msnbc special report on the attack in paris. >> we have new information tonight about the french attacks an the hunt for the terror suspect. we begin with more on the french ai...

Hes 26-year-old abdeslam salah. hes a french national born in belgium. his brothers have also been linked to the paris attacks. one of them killed as one of the attackers. the other one in custody in belgium at this time. i want to go to our senior international correspondent nick paton walsh in erbil, iraq, and our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto here with me in paris. were trying to understand exactly whats happening with this breaking news of the french air strikes in raqqah...

So again, we are following the breaking news essentially out of raqqa, syria, which is the capital of the caliphate formed by isis. confirmation from nbc news of what weve heard from the french defense ministry that they sent ten jet, ten fighter jets. theyve been part of the coalition, but obviously these coming just two days after those deadly attacks in paris dropping a 20-targeted bombs and hitting their targets. they have said the raid that was targeting a command center, a recruitment cent...

Identified that most of the air strike have taken place in the eastern part of the city of raqqa. among the targets that they are saying that have been hit include a training site as well as what they believe to be a command center for isis in the city of raqqa. now keep in mind that raqqa is the defacto capital, if you will, of the so-called islamic state. it is where many of the major strong holds in terms of its command and control infrastructure exist and they have been tweeting out that ove...

Targets were available and target packets and among the coalition have had around for a while, why havent they been hit until now? is this part of a french response to be seen, doing something militarily off the bat or militarily prpful targets? we dont know the answer to that or know the answer as to where the jets were launched. is it part of a broader strategy to base jets nearer syria and hit repeatedly or one off, erin. >> right, nick, please is a with me, peter joins me the director of the...