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Russian FM Lavrov says main part of battle with Daesh in Syria is over - RIA

Russian FM Lavrov on Wednesday announced that the battle with the Daesh terrorist organization in Syria was over.

Reuters WORLD
Published December 27,2017
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday the main part of the battle with Daesh in Syria was over, according to the state-run RIA news agency.

RIA also quoted Lavrov as saying the key task in Syria now was to "destroy Jabhat al-Nusra," referring to the al Qaeda-linked group known in English as Nusra Front.