Syrian Democratic Forces Declare 100% Victory Over the ISIS
4/1/19
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from TIME Magazine,
3/23/19:
A Battle Won
U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters pose for a photo on a rooftop overlooking Baghouz, Syria, after the SDF declared the area free of Islamic State militants after months of fighting on Saturday, March 23, 2019. The elimination of the last Islamic State stronghold in Baghouz brings to a close a grueling final battle that stretched across several weeks and saw thousands of people flee the territory and surrender in desperation, and hundreds killed. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Syrian Democratic Forces prepared a ceremony marking the “100% territorial defeat” of ISIS at the al-Omar oil- field base in eastern Syria.
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