Military chiefs from the United States, Britain, France, and four other countries met Wednesday in Paris to discuss options to build on recent gains against Daesh, Reuters reported.
Daesh was ousted by coalition-supported Iraqi forces from Ramadi last month and is losing territory in other areas in Iraq and Syria. The defense chiefs discussed increasing the number of police and army trainers for local forces as a way of bolstering support.
"The object of today is to satisfy ourselves that the balance of the campaign is right...and that we can now capitalize on the setbacks Daesh has suffered in Iraq and move on to tighten the noose around the head of the snake in Syria in Raqqa," British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon told Reuters.
Britain expanded its airstrikes from Iraq into Syria last month. Recently the coalition has been targeting Daesh's revenue streams, including oil fields, supply lines, and cash stockpiles, aiming to limit the group's financial capabilities.
