WASHINGTON - The top US commander in Iraq believes US-backed forces will recapture Islamic State's two major strongholds -- the cities of Raqqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq -- within the next six months, his spokesman said on Wednesday. US Army Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend was quoted telling the Associated Press that 'within the next six months I think we'll see both (the Mosul and Raqqa campaigns) conclude.'
