Raqqa recapture a 'devastating blow'
AAP
Australia's defence minister has described the recapture of the Syrian city of Raqqa as a "devastating blow" against Islamic State and its "perverted" ideology.
Australia is a member of the global coalition which yesterday announced the recapture of the nominal capital declared by the terrorist organisation, who are also known as Daesh.
"Alongside our Coalition partners, Australia remains committed to the mission, which now shifts to clearing Daesh from its remaining territory in the Euphrates River Valley on either side of the Iraqi-Syrian border," Senator Marise Payne said in a statement on Saturday.
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