President Trump Says After The Recapture Of Raqqa The 'End Of ISIS Caliphate Is In Sight'

Reuters: Trump: Raqqa fall 'critical breakthrough', end of Islamic State in sight

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday hailed the defeat of Islamic State fighters in their self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa as “a critical breakthrough” in a worldwide campaign against the militants.

On Friday, the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) formally announced Raqqa’s liberation from Islamic State after four months of battles and said the city would be part of a decentralized federal Syria.

“Together, our forces have liberated the entire city from ISIS control,” Trump said in a statement.

“The defeat of ISIS in Raqqa represents a critical breakthrough in our worldwide campaign to defeat ISIS and its wicked ideology. With the liberation of ISIS’s capital and the vast majority of its territory, the end of the ISIS caliphate is in sight.”

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WNU Editor: I agree. Until Saturday the White House was eerily quiet on the liberation of the Islamic

State's capital .... Trump White House oddly quiet after major victory over ISIS in Syria (Washington Examiner). I also agree with this post .... Raqqa is free as ISIS loses steam, but hold off on the victory dance (The Hill)

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