MESOPOTAMIA NEWS “FOR NOW THE END OF THE CALIPHATE” : March 22 – US says ISIS finally defeated in Baghuz, small clashes continue by Seth Frantzman
| The US has asserted that ISIS is defeated and no longer holds ground in Syria.Defense Department says Islamic State no longer holds any territory in Syria – White House spokeswoman.
Planes still flying over Baghouz. Airstrikes within the last hour. Machine gun fire in the distance. Is #ISIS totally defeated? Essentially yes, but there are still “hundreds” of holdouts per SDF. That’s what were seeing here in eastern #Syria. — benwedeman (@bencnn) March 22, 2019 Pompeo said: “We’re close…..We need to finish out the last few square meters there in Syria. Still work to do.” BREAKING: #SDF spokesman @mustefabali tells @VOA_Kurdish he cannot confirm @POTUS‘ comments on the end of #ISIS‘ caliphate in #Syria as SDF troops are still operating inside #Baghuz and additional airstrikes are being carried out — Jeff Seldin (@jseldin) March 22, 2019 More news .@StateDept has amended the terrorist designations of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (#ISIS) to include Amaq News Agency, Al Hayat Media Center, and other aliases. Read more: https://t.co/FtB7BO6P0u pic.twitter.com/kw8vdBig2d — State Dept CT Bureau (@StateDeptCT) March 21, 2019 |