法防長對擊敗伊斯蘭國表示樂觀

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Thursday "conditions are coming together" to eradicate the Islamic State group.

法國國防部長德里安星期四說，消滅伊斯蘭國恐怖組織的“條件正在形成”。

He said that for the first time he is optimistic.

德里安表示，他第一次對此感到樂觀。

France is part of the U.S.-led coalition carrying out airstrikes against Islamic State targets in both Iraq and Syria, while local forces and allied groups fight the militants on the ground.

法國是美國領導的聯盟成員，對伊拉克和敘利亞境內的伊斯蘭國目標進行空中打擊；與此同時，當地的武裝力量和其他友盟團體則在地面與激進分子展開戰鬥。

Le Drian said Islamic State has lost 30 to 40 percent of its territory since June 2014. He also highlighted the coalition's goal of pushing the militants out of Iraq's northern city of Mosul and the group's de facto capital in Raqqa, Syria by the end of the year.

德里安說，自2014年以來，伊斯蘭國控制的地區縮小了30%至40%。他強調指出，聯盟的目標是在年底之前將激進分子趕出伊拉克北部城市摩蘇爾和敘利亞城市拉卡。拉卡是伊斯蘭國指揮中心的所在地。

U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday that his expectation for the end of 2016 is that conditions will be in place for the eventual recapture of Mosul.

美國總統奧巴馬星期一說，他預計到今年年底，最終收復摩蘇爾的條件就會成熟。