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Kerry says 600 Daesh fighters killed in Syria

Published March 13th, 2016 - 01:54 GMT
US Secretary of State John Kerry. (AFP/File)
US Secretary of State John Kerry. (AFP/File)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Sunday that 600 fighters from the Daesh group were killed over the last three weeks in Syria.

"In Syria, over the last three weeks alone, Daesh has lost 3,000 square kilometers (1,160 square miles) and 600 fighters," Kerry said after negotiations with European allies in Paris.

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