Battle to oust IS from last bastion in Syria
Since February 9 the Arab-Kurdish alliance of the Syrian Democratic Forces backed by the US have been on an offensive against the last dregs of the Islamic State group in Syria. After more than a week ferocious fighting, here are some key events: - February 9: The SDF announces it has begun the "decisive battle" to take the last scrap of territory from the Islamic State group -- a tiny patch of four-square-kilometres (one-square-mile) in eastern Syria. - February 10: "There are heavy clashes at the moment. We have launched an assault and ...
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