Coalition Official Says Final Drive On Raqqa Is Near
(WorldNews Iran)

The French defense minister says the Western-backed coalition in Syria is ready to launch its final push to drive Islamic State (IS) militants from their so-called capital in Raqqa. French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on March 24 said Raqqa is `surrounded` and the `battle will begin in the coming days.` "This will be a very hard battle, but...