Control room at a French military base in the Gulf (2) French soldiers sit in a control room at a French military base at an undisclosed location in the Gulf, as they monitor operations against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq. French warplanes destroyed a command centre and training centre in the Syrian city of Raqa, the stronghold of IS, in its second series of airstrikes in 24 hours, the French defence ministry said. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES / TO COMPLETE: VID820794_EN