Battle for key ISIS bastion to start in ‘days,’ French defense minister says
The battle to recapture the ISIS de facto capital of Raqqa in Syria will begin in “days,” France’s defense minister said on Friday. “France has always said that Raqqa was a major objective,” French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on French TV outlet CNews. “Today, one can say that Raqqa is encircled, that the […]