Hollande warning over jihadists escaping Mosul for Raqa

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The French president, hosting an international conference in Paris to debate stabilisation of the Iraqi city once it is freed from control by the Islamic State (IS) group, said 'we can't afford mistakes' in the pursuit of IS members fleeing Mosul for the group's stronghold of Raqa in Syria.

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French President François Hollande warned Thursday that Islamic State (IS) group jihadists under attack in the Iraqi city of Mosul are already fleeing to Raqa, their stronghold in neighbouring Syria, reports FRANCE 24.

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