France has launched fresh airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria as the Pentagon chief urged European countries to join a military coalition to defeat Islamic State in the wake of the Paris attacks.

“For the second time in 24 hours the French military conducted an air raid against ISIS in Raqqa in Syria,” the French ministry of defence said in a statement.

Ten Rafale and Mirage 2000 fighters carried out the raid at 0030 GMT on Tuesday, dropping 16 bombs, the ministry said.

“Both targets were hit and destroyed simultaneously,” it said. “Conducted in coordination with US forces, the raid was aimed at sites identified during reconnaissance missions previously carried out by France.”

Meanwhile police in France staged 128 raids overnight targeting addresses linked to Islamic State militants.