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Saudi Arabia hopes for eradication of terrorism in region after Raqqa victory
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expressed its happiness and pleasure after the liberation of the Syrian city of Raqqa from the grip of ISIS terrorists.
In a statement on Saturday, a Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs official considered the purification of Raqqa from ISIS as an important step in the fight against terrorism.
The official expressed the Kingdom's hope that this step will entail the eradication of terrorism and extremism in Syria, Iraq and the region as a whole.
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