'Coming together' is necessary to eradicate Daesh: French defense minister

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (Image from Internet)

Paris (IINA) – The conditions necessary to eradicate the Daesh (so called Islamic State) terrorist group in Syria and Iraq are “in the process of coming together,” French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told France Info radio on Thursday, according to Reuters.
“I note that Daesh is retreating …significantly,” Le Drian said. “Since Daesh’s occupation of Syria and Iraq, since the attempt to attack Baghdad in June 2014, I think Daesh has lost between 30 and 40 percent of its territory.”
An international coalition is providing air support for Kurdish and Iraqi forces, which intend to liberate Mosul, in Iraq, and Raqqa, in Syria, by the end of the year, the minister said.
“We will need … a lot of determination, but I think the conditions are in the process of coming together for eradicating Daesh,” Le Drian said, adding: “For the first time, I have this slightly optimistic message.”
AB/IINA

Let's block ads! (Why?)