10 things you need to know today: November 17, 2015

French jets pound ISIS for a second day, Russia confirms bomb caused deadly plane crash, and more

Two women stand outside the site of one of Friday's attacks in Paris.
(Image credit: AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

1. France bombs ISIS stronghold for second day

France launched a second day of airstrikes on the Islamic State's de facto capital in the Syrian city of Raqqa on Tuesday. The bombings came as French police conducted 128 overnight anti-terrorism raids to find terrorists linked to Friday's attacks in Paris, which killed at least 129 people, and prevent further attacks. French President Francois Hollande said the attacks were planned in Syria and that the war-torn country had become "the biggest factory of terrorism the world has ever known."

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.