U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters are battling the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in eastern Syria 10 days after declaring victory over the radical Muslims, the Military Times website reports today (April 2, 2019).
Mustafa Bali, a spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said they are rooting out groups of militants who were hiding in caves in and near the village of Baghouz.
He added that SDF experts are still removing mines and booby-traps in areas liberated in recent weeks.
The SDF declared military victory over IS on March 23 after liberating what was the last pocket of territory held by the militants. The victory marked the end of the brutal self-styled caliphate the group carved out in large parts of Iraq and Syria in 2014.
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