ISIS faces final territorial defeat in eastern Syria battle
Source: CNBC
Islamic State faced final territorial defeat on Saturday as the U.S.-backed Syrian force battling the jihadists said it was closing in on their last bastion near the Iraqi border, capping four years of efforts to roll back the group.
"We expect it to be over soon," Mustafa Bali, a spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) told Reuters.
While the fall of Baghouz, an eastern Syrian village on the bank of the Euphrates River, would mark a milestone in the campaign against the jihadists, they remain a threat, using guerrilla tactics and holding some desolate land further west.
An array of enemies, both local and international, confronted Islamic State (IS) after it declared a modern-day "caliphate" in 2014 across large swathes of territory it had seized in Syria and neighboring Iraq.
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old guy
(3,283 posts)Saw this movie before.
keithbvadu2
(36,809 posts)Awright! ISIS defeated. Time to bring the troops home.
Claim victory again, Donald.
Cold War Spook
(1,279 posts)ISIS will learn from this. How do you defeat them? I haven't any idea.
renegade000
(2,301 posts)eggplant
(3,911 posts)Jake Stern
(3,145 posts)Here's a little ditty to help them feel better while they watch their glorious Caliphate getting its ass kicked.
(To the tune of "Que Sera, Sera)
When I was just a little boy
I asked my father what will I be
Will I be an Imam
Will I be rich
Here's what he said to me
Oh no no no no
You'll be a jihadi
Your future's not bright you see
when you become a jihadi
Oh no no no no
When I grew up and joined ISIS
I asked my commander what lies ahead
Will we take Aleppo
And pray everyday
Here's what he said to me
Oh no no no no
You're now a jihadi
Your future's not bright you see
As a jihadi
Oh no no no no
Now I command fighters of my own
They ask me sir what will I be
Will I be envied
A role model to kids
I tell them honestly
Oh no no no no
You're a jihadi
You'll soon meet Allah you see
As a jihadi
Oh no no no no
As a jihadi