President Trump: '100 Percent Of Territory Once Controlled By ISIS Will Be Liberated'

Daily Mail: Trump claims that '100 percent' of ISIS' territory will be reclaimed by next WEEK then catches himself and says 'I don't want to say too early'

* President Trump claimed Wednesday that a global coalition will have liberated '100 percent' of the territory ISIS once controlled by next week
* The U.S. president admittedly pre-empted a formal announce as he delivered remarks at a televised State Department event
* 'It should be formally announced sometime probably next week that we will have 100 percent of the caliphate,' Trump said
* Added: 'I don't want to say too early'... 'I want to wait for the official word'
* Vice President Mike Pence said earlier in the day that it would be weeks before all of the territory that ISIS took is reclaimed
* 'The territory that's been reclaimed is 99 percent,' he said. 'Quite frankly, we're informed in a matter of weeks that all of the territory that ISIS has claimed...'

President Trump claimed Wednesday that a global coalition will have liberated '100 percent' of the territory ISIS once controlled by next week.

The U.S. president admittedly pre-empted a formal announcement as he delivered remarks at a televised State Department event, where he proclaimed, 'I don't want to say too early.'

'The United States military, our coalition partners and the Syrian Democratic forces have liberated virtually all of the territory previously held by ISIS in Syria and Iraq,' he said. 'It should be formally announced sometime probably next week that we will have 100 percent of the caliphate.'

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WNU Editor: ISIS is currently just a postage-stamp of what it once was, and what little territory it has will vanish in the weeks to come. As a organized military force it is also finished. Unfortunately, this radical Islamic ideology is going to be with us for a long time, and the terrorism that it spawns probably longer. But is this the reason that U.S. soldiers must remain in eastern Syria? In my

opinion no. This is the headache for the current players in the region, and they are the ones who must deal with it.

More News On President Trump's Remarks That ISIS Territory In Syria Will Be Liberated In The Coming Weeks

Trump: Formal announcement on reclaiming '100 percent' of ISIS territory coming soon -- The Hill
Trump sees total rout of Islamic State group as imminent -- BBC
Trump: ISIS caliphate has been decimated -- AP
Trump expects '100 percent' of IS caliphate defeated in week -- AFP
Trump touts gains against ISIS, glosses over Syria withdrawal -- CNN
Trump: Syria pullout will not spark ISIS resurgence -- AP
Trump predicts ISIS will lose last of its land as early as next week -- Military Times
Trump: ISIS could lose remaining territory within week -- FOX News
US promises to keep IS fight after '100 percent' defeat -- AFP
Pentagon officials: Syria withdrawal heightens ISIS risks -- Defense News
Cornered in Syria, Islamic State lays groundwork for a new insurgency -- Times of Israel
IS has not been defeated in Syria, still poses huge threat: UN report -- AFP
Trump said we’ve nearly wiped out ISIS. Here’s what actually happened. -- Washington Post