Syrian Foreign Minister: US-Led Strikes Haven't Weakened The Islamic State

A pair of US F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes in Syria. (Reuters)

Syria: US Raids Have Failed To Weaken ISIL -- Al Jazeera

Foreign Minister Moualem says coalition's air strikes having little impact, as his government urges Turkey to do more.

Syria's foreign minister has said US-led air strikes had failed to weaken the grip of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria and the group would not be tackled unless Turkey was forced to tighten border controls.

A US-led alliance started attacking ISIL targets in Syria in September as part of a wider effort to destroy the al-Qaeda offshoot that has seized large areas of the country and neighbouring Iraq.

"All the indications say that (Islamic State) today, after two months of coalition air strikes, is not weaker," Walid al-Moualem, the foreign minister, said in an interview with the Beirut-based Al Mayadeen TV broadcast on Friday.

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More News On Syrian Claims That US-Led Strikes Haven't Weakened The Islamic State

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US airstrikes against ISIS has not weakened them, Syrian official says -- FOX News
Syria: US-led strikes failed to weaken ISIS -- RT
US Military Campaign in Syria Failed to Weaken Islamic State: Syrian FM -- Sputnik
Syria says U.S.-led strikes have not weakened Islamic State -- Haaretz
Syria says US-led strikes have not weakened Islamic State -- Jerusalem Post

My Comment: This article probably explains why the Syrians have reacted in the matter that they have .... Syria, U.S. attack same Syrian city, then trade barbs (Washington Post).