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.