19/12 #France - On the ninth consecutive day of protests, French farmers' mobilizations and blockades continued, successfully blocking more than 100 roads and highways. Yesterday, thousands of farmers and supporters took to the streets with tractors and blocked highways and other major roads, building barricades with hay bales and other materials. Tensions with the police erupted when some gendarmerie officers attempted to prevent farmers from blocking the Boulou toll in the Pyrenees. Protests a

France released footage showing joint airstrikes by the French Armed Forces and the Royal Air Force on suspected Islamic State targets in Syria. Officials said the strikes hit sites including an underground weapons cache, as Paris stressed preventing an ISIS resurgence remains a key security priority. #france | #armedforces | #syria | #airstrike | #RepublicWorld | Republic