The Democratic Forces of Syria announced the defeat of the Islamic State

"On behalf of the General Command of the Syrian Democratic Forces and all its fighters, and on behalf of all our allies who fought with us in the same trench, Today we announce the destruction of the so-called organization of the Islamic State and the end of their control on the ground in their last pockets in the Baghuz region, "they reported on their SDS website.

SDF spokesman Mustafa Bali announced on Twitter that the forces "declared the total elimination of the self-proclaimed Caliphate and the territorial defeat of the Islamic State at 100%"

Your confirmation has arrived less than a day after the proclaimed victory of the United States despite the fighting in Baghuz, the last city where the group resisted.

In fact, on Friday night, the planes of the international coalition bombed the last positions where jihadists resisted, next to Mount Baghuz, located on the banks of the Euphrates, in the rural area of ​​Baghuz.

The SDS has expelled IS from the majority in northeastern Syria, including Al Raqqa, who until 2017 was the de facto capital of the "caliphate""The military campaign was briefly stopped and resumed in September 2018.

But the march was slow because of the thousands of civilians living in Al Baguz, theMost of which were evacuated before the final badault.

The EI still has a "residual" presence in vast areas of Iraq and in the desert areas of Syria, according to a map of an intelligence agency that this week showed to US President Donald Trump.