ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) declared the territorial defeat of the Islamic State (ISIS).
The SDF “declare total elimination of so-called caliphate and 100% territorial defeat of ISIS,” Mustafa Bali, head of the force’s press office, announced on Twitter Saturday morning.
“On this unique day, we commemorate thousands of martyrs whose efforts made the victory possible,” Bali added.
The SDF is due to hold a press conference later this morning in Baghouz, the eastern Syrian village where the final battle against ISIS happened.