"We have established control over the territory of the" caliphate "in Syria ... Previously, it was 90%, 92%, now it is 100%," he said, speaking in Anchorage.

Earlier, the special envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the SAR, Geir Pedersen, said that the “Islamic state” had been defeated in Syria, but the threat of a revival of the group remained.

* “Islamic State” (IG, ISIL) - the organization is recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated December 29, 2014.