PARIS: France on Wednesday identified a second national who appeared unmasked in a grisly Islamic State execution video and announced it was sending more jets to the region to step up air strikes.

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced that six Mirage fighter jets would be sent to Jordan in December to boost air forces in their campaign against the jihadists.

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