- le th al ▁military ▁aid , ▁including ▁communic ations ▁equipment ▁and ▁medical ▁supplies ▁following ▁the ▁es cal ation ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁conflict ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁government ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁using ▁chemical ▁weapons ▁in ▁the ▁Gh out a ▁area ▁near ▁Dam asc us , ▁Paris ▁called ▁for ▁military ▁inter vention ▁but ▁was ▁isolated ▁after ▁the ▁US ▁president , ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama , ▁refused ▁to ▁act . ▁Despite ▁France ▁not ▁being ▁involved ▁militar ily ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁phases ▁of ▁the ▁conflict , ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁French ▁President ▁François ▁H oll ande ▁confirmed ▁that ▁France ▁had ▁delivered ▁arms ▁to ▁Sy rian ▁reb els . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁I SI L , ▁France ▁began ▁conduct ing ▁a irst rik es ▁against ▁I SI L ▁targets ▁in ▁Sy ria , ▁and ▁in ▁mid - Nov ember ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁Paris ▁terror ▁attacks , ▁France , ▁cit ing ▁self - def ence ▁under ▁Article ▁ 5 1 ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Char ter , ▁significantly ▁intens ified ▁its ▁air ▁strik es ▁in ▁Sy ria , ▁closely ▁coordin ating ▁with ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military . ▁ ▁Also ▁mid ▁November , ▁France ▁draft ed ▁a ▁UN ▁Security ▁Council ▁resolution ▁ur ging ▁UN ▁members ▁to ▁" take ▁all ▁necessary ▁measures " ▁in ▁the ▁fight ▁against ▁Islam ic ▁State ▁and ▁al -