US - Israel behind ISIS: Iranian President
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In an address broadcast live on state TV today, he admitted that remnants of the militant group will continue in the two countries but their foundation and roots have been destroyed.
Rouhani accused the United States and Israel of supporting Islamic State.
“Today with God’s guidance and the resistance of people in the region we can say that this evil has either been lifted from the head of the people or has been reduced,” Rouhani said in an address broadcast live on state TV.
“Of course the remnants will continue but the foundation and roots have been destroyed.”
Major General Qassem Soleimani, a senior commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards, also said Islamic State had been defeated, in a message sent on Tuesday to Iran’s supreme leader which was published on the Guards’ news site, Sepah News.The Syrian conflict entered a new phase with the capture of Albu Kamal on Sunday, the last significant town in Syria held by Islamic State.
