against terrorism would be long as France faced " an enemy who will continue to hit countries who see liberty as their essential value " . A state of emergency , in place since November 's Paris attacks carried out by militants from the so - called Islamic State group , in which 130 people died , has been extended by three months . Warning : This story contains images some people may find distressing
But that was nothing compared to the all - out civil war that erupted over electoral returns in Louisiana that same year — the “ Colfax Massacre . ” As forces on both sides struggled for control over the governorship , a band of militant “ Redeemers , ” who sought to end Reconstruction in the state , slaughtered scores of African - Americans — maybe more than 100 . In 1879 , the “ Twelve Days that Shook Maine ” was what local residents called the period when the threat of civil war loomed in the state , as control of both the governorship and the state legislature was ensnared in allegations over electoral fraud . Only the intervention of Joshua Chamberlain , the hero at Gettysburg , prevented opposing militias in the state , one Democrat and the other Republican , from waging a battleconflict.attack.naon the grounds of the state capitol . Twenty years later , Kentucky was not so lucky . As Democrats and Republicans armed themselves to fight over allegations of fraud in the state ’s 1899 gubernatorial election , the Democratic candidate for governor was assassinated on the grounds of the state capitol , by a bullet shot from a window in the offices of the secretary of state , a Republican .
Hide Caption 12 of 38 Photos : World War II in pictures Black smoke rises from demolished buildings after Japanese air forces attacked the U.S. Navy base on Midway Atoll during the Battle of Midway in June 1942 . The four - day battleconflict.attack.nabecame a major victory for the U.S. Navy , which sunk four Japanese aircraft carriers , and it marked a turning point in the war in the Pacific . Hide Caption 13 of 38 Photos : World War II in pictures Balloon operators from Britain 's Women 's Auxiliary Air Force , or WAAF , report for inspection in a hangar used to store balloons , at a facility in the UK .
The leaflets carried several messages to the citizens attempting to reassure them that the advancing army " would not target civilians , " but warned them to avoid the known locations of Isis militants . The military operation is the most complex carried out in Iraq since US forces withdrew from the country in 2011 . Last week , the UN said it was bracing itself for the world 's biggest and most complex humanitarian effort following the battleconflict.attack.na, which it expects will displace up to one million people and see civilians used as human shields .
More than 275,000 civilians in the city are enduring daily bombing raids , alleged gas attacks , and the use of highly destructive barrel bombs from Russian and Syrian air strikes . Boris Johnson calls for protests outside the Russian Embassy over Syria conflict The battleconflict.attack.nato seize Mosul from Isis began on Monday morning , as convoys of troops began mobilising east of the city . US and French forces had already began bombing Isis targets in the city ahead of the offensive . Ahead of the battle , the Iraqi army dropped tens of thousands of leaflets over Mosul , urging residents to hide before the offensive beigns .