baghdadi and at least six other senior isis officials including this key man, an isis commander the u.s. believes may now be directing attacks outside syria and iraq. >> i think they have become more decentralized outside of syria and iraq because they know they are getting beat in those two countries. so they have given the word, conduct attacks on your local soil. >> reporter: attacks outside syria and iraq perhaps ordered or inspired by isis include paris, beirut, and possibly the downing of the russian airliner in sinai, u.s. officials say. the french sending their own response, the aircraft carrier charles de gaulle launched its first air strikes against isis targets. isis released a video showing what it says is damage inside raqqah. cnn cannot independently verify the images.