Daesh no longer holds territory in Syria: US

Baghouz - Trump has said Daesh no longer holds territory several times over the past few weeks.

palm springs (Florida) - US President Donald Trump said on Friday that US-backed forces had dislodged the Daesh militant group from its last holdout in Syria.
"Here's Daesh on Election Day. And here's Daesh right now," Trump said, as he displayed a before-and-after map to reporters, with the "before" portion full of red dots and the after-map empty.
"You guys can have the map. Congratulations," Trump said. "I think it's about time." The president has previously displayed a map illustrating the diminution of Daesh.
Trump has said Daesh no longer holds territory several times over the past few weeks.
But US officials said that fighting still continued late into Thursday between US-backed forces and Daesh militants in the last remaining territory it holds.
Earlier on Friday, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters Daesh no longer held any territory in Syria.

• MENA