It said a munitions depot and IS training camp were among the targets which took place in coordination with the U.S. command.
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Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said at least one of those held in Molenbeek was thought to have spent the previous night in Paris.
At least seven people were detained Sunday in Belgium in connection to the attacks, including Abdeslam’s brother.
France’s airstrike initiative comes just two days after ISIS claimed responsibility for the horrific attacks on Paris, in which 132 people were brutally murdered by shootings and suicide bombers in six locations throughout the city. They were still being questioned Sunday night.
The investigation spread to Belgium, where homes were raided and three people were arrested in Brussels.
One auto was found abandoned and contained assault rifles on the outskirts of Paris.
“As police closed in, three of them detonated suicide vests, killing themselves and setting off explosions”, the paper says.
Samy Amimour has been named as one of those who took part in the attack on the Bataclan concert hall, where 89 people were killed.
Meanwhile, the third brother blew himself up outside a cafe on the bustling Boulevard Voltaire, said sources.
Details about one attacker began to emerge: 29-year-old Frenchman Ismael Mostefai, who had a record of petty crime and had been flagged in 2010 for ties to Islamic radicalism.
“It’s a insane thing, it’s madness”.
“Yesterday I was in Paris and I saw what a mess it was”.
Abdeslam is thought to be one of the men who hired cars which were used to carry out the attacks.
“We confirm that the [Syrian] passport holder came through the Greek island of Leros on October 3, where he was registered under EU [European Union] rules”, said the Greek minister for citizen protection, Nikos Toskas. Police have so far made seven arrests near Bruxelles, per French reports. The news comes as it emerged that Iraqi intelligence warned of imminent attacks the day before the Paris atrocities.
Museums and parks were closed and Sunday markets empty, although thousands still flocked to lay flowers and light candles at the sites of the violence. “You need to go out and look, get a feel for yourself of what happened”.
Martin also reports that US and French officials will announce on Monday a new intelligence sharing agreement which gives France access to more sensitive USA intelligence to be used in the fight against ISIS.
President Francois Hollande has imposed a state of emergency and canceled his plans to attend a summit of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies starting in Turkey later on November 15.
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“We are confronted with a collective terrorism activity around the world”, the Turkish president said.
