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Footage from the French Government shows several French fighters fueling up on an airstrip before flying into Syrian airspace to carry out today's strikes.

In the early hours of Saturday morning, the UK, US and France carried out a series of attacks in Syria targeting sites linked to the production of chemical weapons.

The Elysee Palace revealed that French Mirage and Rafale fighter jets alongside four frigate warships were involved in the strikes.

Video footage shows Rafale jets on the runway of a French aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea, ahead of a bombing raid in Damascus.