Macron says Islamic State defeat removes 'significant threat' to France
France has suffered a wave of militant-inspired terror attacks that have killed 250 people since 2015PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that the fall of the so-called “caliphate” run by Islamic State militants in Syria has removed a source of potential terror attacks against France. “A significant threat to our country” has been “eliminated”, Macron said on Twitter, adding that “the step taken today is immense.”“But the threat remains and the fight against terrorist groups must continue,” he said. Macron’s comments came as Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and other officials gathered in Trebes, southern France, to mark the first anniversary of a shooting spree by a man claiming allegiance to the Islamic State. Islamic State defeated, US-backed SDF saysFour people were killed by gunman Radouane Lakdim, including a police officer who volunteered to take the place of a hostage. Kurdish-led forces pronounced the death of the nearly five-year-old “caliphate” Saturday after flushing out Islamic State group militants from their last redoubt in Baghouz, eastern Syria.
Source: The Express Tribune March 23, 2019 12:33 UTC
