Opération Chammal is the French military operation which is currently ongoing in Iraq and Syria in an attempt to contain Containing the expansion of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and to support Supporting the Iraqi Army .

Its name comes from the Shamal ( `` Chammal '' in French ) , a northwesterly wind blowing over Iraq and the Persian Gulf states .

On 14 November 2015 , ISIL claimed Statement that the attacks that took place Process_start in Paris the previous day were retaliation for Opération Chammal .