French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday (January 19th) the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS) would be defeated militarily in Syria and Iraq "in the coming weeks", AFP reported.
"Today, thanks to the efforts of all the nations involved, the ISIS military organisation in the Levant is almost completely defeated," Macron said. "I am confident that in the coming weeks we will achieve a military victory on the ground."
"I want us now to firmly commit with our partners to stabilisation, reconstruction and aid to populations" after years of conflict, he added.
France currently has about 1,200 personnel in the international coalition fighting the militants.
Macron said that although combat operations would continue, the country would "adapt" its contribution this year to developments, without providing details.
