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France to Launch Surveillance Flights in Preparation for Airstrikes Against IS in Syria

French President Francois Hollande announced on Monday that his country will begin reconnaissance flights in preparation for possible airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria.

Hollande stated this during his biannual press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris.

France honours Americans, Briton who disarmed train gunman

French President Francois Hollande on Aug. 24 awarded France's highest honour, the Legion d'honneur, to three U.S. citizens and a Briton who helped disarm a machine gun-toting suspected Islamist militant on a train last week. 

The award came a day after it was revealed that one of the Americans, Spencer Stone, also appeared to have saved the life of a fellow passenger. 

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