U.S.-Backed Syrian Force Attacks Final Enclave of ISIS

U.S.-Backed Syrian Force Attacks Final Enclave of ISIS
Women and children evacuated from the ISIS terror group's embattled holdout of Baghouz arrive at a screening area held by the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor, on March 6, 2019. Bulent KILIC / AFP
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The United States-backed Syrian forces launched an assault against the final ISIS terrorist enclave in eastern Syria on March 10, aiming to wipe out the last vestige of its self-declared “caliphate” that once spanned a third of Iraq and Syria.

While the Baghouz enclave represents the last shred of populated land held by the terrorists, the group is still widely seen as a big security threat operating in remote territory elsewhere and able to launch guerrilla attacks.

Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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