Trump claims 100% of ISIS land liberated in Syria
Trump made his statement to troops in Alaska during a refuelling stop on his way home from meeting in Vietnam with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
U.S. and other western countries are backing a Syrian group known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, comprised of local Kurdish and Arab fighters, who have battled IS for more than three years. Iraqi militias said Thursday they launched dozens of missiles targeting IS militants holed up in a Syrian village across the border. This is the area along the Euphrates that has been IS's last stand.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Crown seeks six years for Toronto man who tried to join ISIS in SyriaOntario prosecutors want a Toronto man who tried to join Islamic State militants in Syria to spend six years behind bars, while his defence team is pushing for a sentence of about half that given what they say is their client's commitment to deradicalization.
Read more »
U.S.-backed forces find mass grave near last ISIS-held area in SyriaThe Syrian Democratic Forces have been locked in a standoff with remaining Islamic State militants holed up in Baghouz with civilians since early February
Read more »
U.S.-backed Syria fighters find mass grave near ISIS-held areaA spokesman for U.S.-backed forces fighting the Islamic State group in Syria says they have uncovered a mass grave near the last ISIS-held pocket in the country's east.
Read more »
SDF fighters find mass grave near last ISIS-held area in SyriaU.S.-backed forces fighting the Islamic State group in Syria have freed 24 of their comrades that were being held by the militants, and uncovered a mass grave near the last pocket of territory held by the extremist group, a spokesman said Thursday.
Read more »
Trump wrongly asserts Islamic State no longer controls any territory in SyriaU.S. military officials and accounts from those on the ground confirm the group continues to hold a sliver of land along the Euphrates River
Read more »