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Iranian president declares end to ISIS

21 November 2017 08:59 (UTC +04:00)

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of ISIS on Tuesday in an address broadcast live on state TV, APA reported citing Reuters.

A senior commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Major General Qassem Soleimani, also declared the end of ISIS in a message sent to the country’s supreme leader which was published on Sepah News, the news site of the Guards.

At a meeting in the Russian city of Sochi on Nov. 21, the presidents of Russia and Syria agreed that military operation in Syria is coming to an end.

The Russian and Syrian leaders also emphasized the need to launch political processes in the country:

"I believe that the problem of terrorism is universal, a lot should be done to achieve a complete victory over terrorism, but as far as our cooperation in the fight against terrorists in Syria goes, the military operation is really coming to an end," Putin said. "I think, now the main thing is to move to political processes, and I am pleased to see your readiness to work with everyone willing to establish peace and find solutions," the Russian leader added.