launched from jordan and the uae. a very defiant signal here from the french. we may well see more of this in the days ahead, wolf. >> i suspect we will. what about the kurds, the peshmerga? you were with them in recent days. they captured the formerly isis-held city of sinjar. are they getting ready to step up their military assault against isis as well? >> reporter: well, sinjar was key. not only because of its symbolism, wolf, you and i remember the damage done, the atrocities done against the yezidis who once lived there, kicked out and brutalized by isis last year. the peshmerga recapturing sinjar is vital. mosul in iraq and another key city held by isis. slap on route 47, the main supply route between the two towns. now the peshmerga sat on that route and the leaders say they're facing toward mosul potentially as another target.