ISIS IS "territorially defeated" in Syria, according to US-backed forces

Forces led by Kurdish fighters and supported by the United States declared the final territorial victory over the radical organization that calls itself the Islamic State (IS) in the east of the country. Syria.

The announcement was made by a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) leader, who is supported by the White House and who fought against the soldiers of the extremist group on the outskirts of the city of Baghuz.

"The Syrian Democratic Forces declare the total elimination of the so-called caliphate and the territorial defeat of the IE 100%," said Mustafa Bali, spokesman for the FDS via Twitter.

"On this unique day, we pay tribute to the thousands of martyrs whose efforts made victory possible," he added.

To commemorate this triumph, fighters erected yellow flags in Baghuz.

The administration Donald Trump announced Friday that IE had been deprived of its last bastion in Syria. The president illustrated the victory with maps of Iraq and Syria, in which one could see a huge space that was now dominated by jihadists, now freed from their presence.

The jihadists came to control 88,000 square kilometers of territory covering Syria and Iraq.

However, despite the loss of territory, the group continues to threaten security because of its ability to organize attacks, both in the region and in the world.

Civilians

At the beginning of March, the alliance of the SDS reinforced its attacks against the combatants who had regrouped in Baghuz.

But he was forced to slow down his offensive as many civilians were also moving into the area, hiding in buildings, tents and tunnels.

Thousands of women and children, including some foreigners, have fled the fighting and the severe shortage of basic supplies to visit refugee camps hosted by the FDS.

Many IS militants also left Baghuz, but those who remained opposed fierce resistance, including suicide bombers and car bombers.

In late February, BBC Arabic-language journalist Ferani Kilani saw families entrenched in Baghuz during preparations for the international coalition to attack the last stronghold of ISIS.

At the height of their power, the group imposed its militant theocracy on more than ten million people in Syria and Iraq.

Thousands of his fighters, many of whom came from other continents, escaped.