French military to continue Islamic State fight in Levant - Macron
"The announced withdrawal of our American ally should not deflect us from our strategic objective to eradicate Daesh (Islamic State)", Macron said in a speech in Toulouse to the armed forces.
Citing the death of 16 people, including four Americans, in a suicide bombing in Manbij, Syria, near the border with Turkey, Macron said the next few months would be decisive.
"We will remain militarily engaged in the Levant in the international coalition (...) over the coming year," he said. (Reporting by John Irish; editing by Leigh Thomas)
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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