in Iraq began on 19 September 2014 and airstrikes in Syria by the end of September 2015. The French operation was at first limited to airstrikes and French president François Hollande had stated no ground troops would be deployed in the conflict. Additionally, the French frigate joined the United States Navy's Commander Task Force 50 (CTF 50) as an escort.

On 14 November 2015, ISIS claimed that the terrorist attacks that took place in Paris the previous day