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U.S.-Led Coalition Captures Last ISIS Bastion in Syria, Ending Caliphate

Insurgency remains a threat in the region and beyond; officials warn a U.S. pullout from Syria could let fighters regroup


U.S.-backed forces in Syria have expelled Islamic State from its last outpost, but jihadist fighters are still active in the region. Here’s what might follow the demise of the so-called caliphate. Photo: Reuters


By Sune Engel Rasmussen
Updated March 23, 2019 10:54 a.m. ET


U.S.-backed forces ousted Islamic State from its last outpost in Syria, marking the end of a nearly five-year campaign that forced the extremist group to morph from a governing authority back into a guerrilla insurgency as swaths of territory were freed from its brutal rule.

The demise of the group’s self-proclaimed caliphate—which once covered an area the size of Portugal—comes as President Trump prepares to pull U.S. troops from Syria.

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READ MORE: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-backed-force-says-islamic-states-caliphate-destroyed-in-syria-11553322489


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