The Latest: France focused on destroying IS HQ in Raqqa
By Associated Press
Nov 27, 2015 3:20 AM CST
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and his French counterpart Francois Hollande leave after a news conference after their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. French President Francois Hollande is in Moscow on Thursday to push for a stronger coalition against Islamic State militants...   (Associated Press)

PARIS (AP) — The latest developments regarding the war in Syria. All times local.

10:15 a.m.

France's foreign minister says destroying the Islamic State group's Raqqa headquarters is the main objective of the international military campaign.

In an interview with RTL radio on Friday, Laurent Fabius said "neutralizing and eradicating Daesh" is an objective that all countries agree upon, referring to IS by its Arabic acronym. He spoke after a week of intense diplomacy capped by the French president's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the downing of a Russian passenger plane over Egypt, as well as the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris that killed 130 people. Fabius said Putin agreed on the need to focus international efforts against the extremist group and France is drawing up a map of other, moderate groups, to protect them from warplanes.

He also said the international coalition is focusing on oil convoys from the group's territory, which provide a crucial source of income. He said some of the trucks head toward Turkey, and France believes Syrian leader Bashar Assad is also a buyer.