The French parliament voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to extend the country's military intervention against ISIS militants in Iraq that started four months ago.
There were 488 votes in favor against one in the vote, which came after 17 people were killed in three days of violence that began on Jan. 7 when two gunmen burst into Charlie Hebdo's offices.
One of the killers cited France's military strikes as a motivation for his acts.
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