"Momentum is now on our side" - how defence chief Ash Carter described the US-led fight against the so-called Islamic State.
During a Pentagon briefing, Mr Carter said Washington-backed forces have pushed ISIS out of the Syrian town of Shaddadi - a key strategic location for the extremists.
A cessation of hostilities in Syria signed last week between the US and Russia came into force on Saturday.
The US defense secretary said the agreement - a ceasefire between the Syrian government forces and rebels fighters - must be upheld for the sake of the Syrian people...
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Mr Carter recognized that while the ceasefire deal could be an important step to ending the Syrian conflict the US air-campaign against ISIS would continue....
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