The Minister is right. With such a huge amount of men in ISIS now and more crazies joining them from all over the globe, they are an Army.
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PARIS, Oct 5 (KUNA) -- French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Sunday told French radio that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) radicals resembled more of an army than a terrorist group, warning the coalition operation against ISIL will be a long one. "We could almost say this is no longer a group, it is almost a terrorist army," Le Drian told "RTL" radio here. The Defence Minister said that he estimated the number of ISIL fighters at around 30,000 men, which would have to be first stopped and then overcome. "The operation will be long... because we have to firstly stop Daash. Then will come the period of winning back (territory), which will be done on the ground by the Iraqis and Peshmergas," he said. Continue reading at: KUNA French Defence Min. describes ISIL as terrorist army not group - Politics - 06 10 2014 |