Raqa in Syria and the Iraqi city of Mosul are in the United States-led coalition's crosshairs as it tries to build on recent successes against the Islamic State (ISIS) group, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said Wednesday.
Speaking to troops at Fort Campbell, Kentucky ahead of their deployment to Iraq, Carter said the recapture of the two cities, each emblematic of ISIS power, is key to the ongoing fight against the jihadists.
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