Men who fled the last Isis-held area of Syria line up to be questioned by American and Kurdish intelligence officials. Richard Hall/The Independent
The Independent: ‘We will finish them soon’: The last days of the Isis caliphate loom as jihadis face defeat in Syria
Richard Hall reports from the front lines in eastern Syria, where civilians are fleeing by the thousands and the terror group is making its last stand
The Isis caliphate once counted 10 million people within its borders. It stretched across two countries, contained major towns and cities, oil fields, factories and dams. Yet today, standing on a rooftop in this small hamlet in eastern Syria, it is possible to see the entire thing.
“There are less than two kilometres. We will finish them soon,” says Masloon Derbasiyeh, a 23-year-old fighter with the Syrian Democratic Forces, looking out across the last two villages under Isis control.
The thud of artillery echoes from down the road, where perhaps a few hundred mostly foreign Isis fighters are making their last stand. But hundreds of others have surrendered in recent days in the face of a blistering offensive and an almost constant barrage of airstrikes from the US-led coalition.
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Number of foreign ISIS fighters held in Syria surpasses 800 for the first time -- CNN
Kurdish lobby struggles to slow US pullout from Syria -- Al-Monitor
Syrian Kurdish leader: no timeline for US withdrawal -- The National
Isis 'could reclaim territory in months' after US military withdraws, Pentagon warns -- The Independent
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ISIS has been reduced to 1.5 square miles in Syria. This is its final stand. -- CNN
‘We’ve been advancing steadily’: A Canadian on the frontlines against the last ISIS enclave -- Global News
ISIS could reclaim territory in months without military pressure, warns Pentagon in draft report -- NBC
Pentagon draft report warns ISIS could regain territory in months without military pressure: report -- The Hill
Number of foreign ISIS fighters held in Syria surpasses 800 for the first time -- CNN
Kurdish lobby struggles to slow US pullout from Syria -- Al-Monitor
Syrian Kurdish leader: no timeline for US withdrawal -- The National
Isis 'could reclaim territory in months' after US military withdraws, Pentagon warns -- The Independent
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