ISIS caliphate has crumbled and last stronghold liberated
By Benjamin Hall


Syrian local media reports the ISIS caliphate has been defeated, Pentagon says the fight continues

Many fear that ISIS ideology remains in Syria even with the potential fall of the caliphate; Benjamin Hall reports from Syria.
BAGHOUZ, Syria -- The caliphate has crumbled, and the final offensive is over. While the official announcement hasn't yet been made - Fox News has been told that this village, the last ISIS stronghold, is liberated.

It's the first time since we've been here in Syria for five days that the bombs have stopped dropping and the gunfire has disappeared. We have witnessed the end of the caliphate - the brutal empire that once ruled over 8 million people - is gone.

Troops here are now bringing down the black flags of ISIS. The flags no longer fly over the town, instilling fear.
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The last five days, Fox News has witnessed the last major offensive up close - - with U.S.-backed SDF forces attacking ISIS from three sides, pushing the fighters back, house to house, then tent to tent, against the Euphrates River.

Inside Baghouz, it's easy to see how they hid for so long - not just in tunnels but trenches and hundreds of cubby holes covered by tarpaulins, which blend in perfectly to the dirt.
In the end, the majority surrendered. In fact, since the start of the year about 60,000 have dripped into the desert, and most are now held in camps.

There is a major concern about what to do with the camps though. The SDF has asked for U.S. support in setting up a tribunal here to prosecute them.

This final corner of the caliphate was in the far eastern desert of Syria - it was where ISIS first captured territory, and it is where they finally lost.

A clearing operation is now underway in the town - and an announcement is expected soon.

None of the main surviving ISIS leaders have been caught inside Baghouz. Instead, they left their men to fight alone. It's thought they prepared ahead for the insurgency.
The scale of the devastation here is incredible. And everyone acknowledges that without U.S. support, it would have taken far longer.

For four-and-a-half years, ISIS held this territory, ruling over it with an iron fist. It was the terrorist group's heartland - and they were so dug in that the only way to push them back was to flatten whole villages. The devastation here goes on for miles - and craters like this are a reminder of the critical role played by U.S. airpower. Military jets still fly overhead.

SDF fighters are all so grateful to the U.S., not just for their help in the battle, but now for its decision to leave troops here when it's done. Reports now suggest the figure may be around 1,000 staying.

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Edited: 03/21/2019 at 01:16 PM by Fish Killer

Good job by Trump and our troops to conclude the mess left to them by that incompetent boob, Obama. What did Obama call ISIS, the JV team? What an idiot.

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I :heart; Q

Thanks Obama!

Trump did okay polishing them off, but Obama really socked it too them!

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I was right.

FUCKING LIAR!

Obama funded ISIS...and invented it! He CREATED ISIS!

Yeah...he 'socked it to them'.....right in their wallet!

ASSHOLE!

"SIS Leader Admits: We Are Being Funded By The Obama Administration. An ISIS leader named Yousef al-Salafi in Pakistan has admitted that ISIS is being funded by the USA, and thus, the Obama administration. This came from a statement done by the Pakistani government which interrogated Yousef and received this information from him."

Clinton and Obama CREATED ISIS:

http://www.infowars.com/trump-...ry-obama-founded-isis/

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The REAL truth is....both of the forum idiots are OWNED.
-BOTH of them have no clue who their owner is.
-They are both card carrying narcissists.
^These are PROVED facts.

Edited: 03/22/2019 at 03:56 AM by Fish Killer

Citing infowars confirms your status as the Village Idiot of 2nd Light. Good Work! >>>>>>>>>>> The seeds that lead to the creation of ISIS were planted when we invaded Iraq. and screwed up the population's stability. Trump's statement is the equivalent of Bush's "Mission Accomplished" celebration.

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If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD WAS MUSIC - KV

Awwwww....LOOK!

Another stupid POS prog democrap commie attacking the messenger instead of the actual FACTS!

When you come up with some actual facts that refute my facts get back with us!

IDIOT!

http://www.breitbart.com/natio...ry-founders-isis-bet/


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The REAL truth is....both of the forum idiots are OWNED.
-BOTH of them have no clue who their owner is.
-They are both card carrying narcissists.
^These are PROVED facts.

Edited: 03/22/2019 at 04:38 AM by Fish Killer

You cited a guy who pushed a gay frogs conspiracy and you accused him of being an f n liar. Just think about that past your knee jerk reaction.

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"One of the reasons why propaganda tries to get you to hate government is because it's the one existing institution in which people can participate to some extent and constrain tyrannical unaccountable power." Noam Chomsky.

MORON!

http://www.breitbart.com/natio...ary-founders-isis-bet/

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The REAL truth is....both of the forum idiots are OWNED.
-BOTH of them have no clue who their owner is.
-They are both card carrying narcissists.
^These are PROVED facts.

Obama stayed the course and ISIL ended up losing. Thank you Obama!

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyli...-paris-attacks-n464416

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I was right.

Obama PAID ISIS.....

Yep....Obama stayed the course....keeping ISIS afloat....to kill many Americans and others!

A true TRAITOR to the U.S.A.!

LIAR!

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The REAL truth is....both of the forum idiots are OWNED.
-BOTH of them have no clue who their owner is.
-They are both card carrying narcissists.
^These are PROVED facts.

No, Bush paid the Iraqi warlord Muqtada al-Sadr.

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I was right.

FUCKING MORON!

"It is no secret that the United States was supporting the Syrian opposition in 2012 and even until very recently. In December 2012, thanks in large measure to the active lobbying of Mrs. Clinton and U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford, Obama declared that the United States considered the opposition as "the legitimate representative of the Syrian people."
What was secret until the release of this August 2012 defense intelligence report is that the United States knew that the Syrian opposition was dominated by al Qaeda in Iraq and the Islamic State of Iraq, groups that merged and morphed into what today we call ISIS.

So Donald Trump is literally correct. Obama and Hillary created ISIS. They figure among the founding fathers of the world's most brutal terrorist organization."



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The REAL truth is....both of the forum idiots are OWNED.
-BOTH of them have no clue who their owner is.
-They are both card carrying narcissists.
^These are PROVED facts.

Liar.

http://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/isis

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I was right.

FUCKING LIAR!

http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/08/12/fact-check-obama-hillary-founders-isis-bet/

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The REAL truth is....both of the forum idiots are OWNED.
-BOTH of them have no clue who their owner is.
-They are both card carrying narcissists.
^These are PROVED facts.

Beerbart is a lie filled nazi wannabe site.

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I was right.

You fat fucking asshat.... No wonder you are so stupid. This is what you use for a news source. HAHAHAHA. pathetic piece of shit. I guess baby Jesus told you to get the fuck out of his sight. With your awful name calling and terrible fucking language.



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I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I noticed it always coincides with their own desires

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1896

Impeach Trump

Bush created a vacuum by invading Iraq, which had nothing to do with 9-11.

ISIS used this vacuum as a training grounds, and thrived there.

Without the Iraqi war, ISIS would never have grown into the monster it became.

A civil war broke out after the unnecessary Bush invasion. Over 100,000 people died, and American Vets are still dying. 22 a day commit suicide due to PTSD, and other mental illnesses. Under PumkinHead, they can't get the help they need.

Good job Bush.

PumkinHead needs to get behind our Vets, and get them the help they need.

ISis is still fighting. Not eradicated. Not yet.

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"One of the reasons why propaganda tries to get you to hate government is because it's the one existing institution in which people can participate to some extent and constrain tyrannical unaccountable power." Noam Chomsky.

isis Lives!

it's a long way from over.