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Aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle sent to help operations against ISIS in Syria will be 'operational' from Monday
France's defense minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said only possible direction' is to annihilate ISIS worldwide
The warship is heading for the eastern Mediterranean, from where it will launch a series of attacks on ISIS
Its deployment comes after French President Francois Hollande vowed to 'destroy' the terror group
A UN resolution signed on Friday promised to take 'all necessary measures' to defeat the extremists
For full news coverage of the French military attacks on ISIS visit http://www.dailymail.co.uk/isis

Published: 11:37 EST, 22 November 2015 | Updated: 12:55 EST, 22 November 2015

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France's defense minister says aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle sent to help operations against ISIS in Syria will be 'operational' from Monday and 'ready to act.'

France has intensified its aerial bombing in Syria since ISIS militants attacked a concert hall, cafes and restaurants and a stadium in Paris, killing 130 people and wounding hundreds.

Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told French media on Sunday that ISIS must be destroyed at all costs, saying: 'We must annihilate Islamic State worldwide, that's the only possible direction.' He said any country 'who wants to participate militarily is welcome.'

Ready to go: France's defense minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle sent to help operations against ISIS in Syria will be 'operational' from Monday and is 'ready to act'

The Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier is deployed to the eastern Mediterranean to boost operations in Syria as Paris intensifies a bombing campaign against ISIS in the wake of the Paris attacks

All good: A jet fighter lands on the aircraft carrier after what is believed to be a test flight on Sunday

President Francois Hollande is meeting in Paris with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday, then going to Washington and Moscow later in the week to push for a stronger international coalition against ISIS.

The aircraft carrier is taking up its position in the eastern Mediterranean, from where it will launch bombing raids on ISIS targets in Syria.

Hollande's vow to take on ISIS is now supported by the UN, after the Security Council unanimously agreed to take 'all necessary measures' to defeat ISIS in a resolution which states that the barbaric group 'constitutes a global and unprecedented threat to international peace and security'.

The resolution, which was drafted by France, condemns the 'horrifying terrorist attacks' in Paris, as well as atrocities committed by ISIS in Tunisia, Turkey, Lebanon and the downing of a Russian passenger plane over Egypt.

Russia has already escalated its own action in Syria, in retaliation for the murder of 224 of the people onboard the airliner in October.

French navy soldiers work on missiles aboard the French Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier preparing for the week ahead

France's defense minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said only possible direction' is to annihilate ISIS worldwide

Vow: The planes oN the warship Charles de Gaulle are heading towards the eastern Mediterranean, where they will launch attacks on ISIS

Hitting them back: A French navy 'Yellow Dogs' technician works near a French Rafale aircraft, which will be part of the intensified fight against ISIS following the militants murderous rampage through the French capital on Friday, November 13

Fight: These jets form part of French President Francois Hollande's promise to 'destroy ISIS', a vow now backed by the UN Security Council

Battle: The resolution, signed on Friday, says 'all necessary measures' should be taken to defeat the terror group

On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday it carried out more than 300 separate strikes on key targets - including its headquarters in Raqqa, factories producing munitions and oil fields.

The terror group finance themselves through the sale of oil: last month it was revealed ISIS is still making more than £320million a year from sales.

The U.S. meanwhile continue to support western-backed rebel groups with airstrikes, playing a role in the capture of two villages along the Turkish border on Friday and Saturday.

Britain, meanwhile, only carries out bombing raids in Iraq, where the government has allowed them to take action, while providing intelligence to nations, such as the U.S. and France.

The latter's campaign in Syria was given as the reason for the massacre by the terrorists on Friday, November 13, before they died.

However, Prime Minister David Cameron has faced pressure from his own party to start bombing raids over Syria.

Escalation: France follows in the footsteps of Russia, which has already increased its raids after a passenger plane was brought down, killing all 224 on board. A terror group affiliated to ISIS claimed responsibility