French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday urged the US-led coalition backing the offensive against terrorists of the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) takfiri groups in Mosul to prepare for the aftermath of the city’s fall, including returning gunmen. “The recapture is not an end in itself. ...
British troops are to train opposition gunmen in Syria in a move which comes at a time of intense international rivalry for influence in the global war on Syria in light of strategic dominance in the offensive on Raqqa, Kim Sengupta, security and defense analyst wrote in The Independent Tuesday. ...
