IS 'caliphate' on brink of defeat in Syria

By Rodi Said
Updated February 17 2019 - 2:06am, first published 2:01am
US-backed SDF fighters are pressing IS militants holed up in the village of Baghouz in Syria.
US-backed SDF fighters are pressing IS militants holed up in the village of Baghouz in Syria.

US-backed fighters in Syria are poised to capture Islamic State's last, tiny enclave on the Euphrates, the battle commander says, bringing its self-declared caliphate to the brink of total defeat.

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