This is reported by France2.

According to him, the fight against terrorists in Iraq ended with a complete victory for the troops of the united coalition, a similar scenario will be applied in Syria. Most large cities are already exempted from militants, and large oil sources are controlled by the government. Macron also accused Syrian President Bashar Assad of committing war crimes, but he does not intend to ignore the dialogue with him, as this could once again destabilize the situation.

The French leader said that now in Syria it is necessary to complete the rout of Igilov, this can happen before the end of February 2018, summarizes Macron.

As reported in "URA-Inform", the head of the Pentagon, James Mattis believes that the final victory on the "Islamic state" is still far from reality.