SpaceWar.com - Your World At War
Trump says almost 100% of territory regained from IS
Davos, Switzerland, Jan 26 (AFP) Jan 26, 2018
US President Donald Trump said Friday that US-backed coalition forces had won back almost 100 percent of territory occupied by the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

"The coalition to defeat ISIS (IS) has retaken almost 100 percent of the territory once held by these killers in Iraq and Syria," Trump said in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

"There is still more fighting and work to be done and to consolidate our gains."

IS has been dealt a string of defeats across Iraq and Syria in recent months.

The US-led coalition said on Tuesday it had killed as many as 150 IS fighters in an operation in the middle Euphrates River Valley in Syria, where some remained entrenched.

It said the Syrian Democratic Forces, a US-backed Arab-Kurdish alliance fighting IS, had assisted in target observation prior to the strike.

Kurdish ground forces have played a critical role in defeating IS.

On Wednesday IS claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on Save the Children's office in east Afghanistan that left at least two people dead and 14 others wounded.

"We are committed to ensuring that Afghanistan never again becomes a safe haven for terrorists who want to commit mass murder to our civilian populations," Trump added in his speech.


ADVERTISEMENT




Space News from SpaceDaily.com
BlackSky plans new satellite network for large-scale AI-driven Earth observation
Fish biofluorescence evolved independently over 100 times in evolutionary history
Meteosat-12 begins prime service delivering enhanced weather data for Europe

24/7 Energy News Coverage
Human brain reveals hidden action cues AI still fails to grasp
Key factors shaping soil carbon storage in boreal forests revealed
Light travels through entire human head in breakthrough for optical brain imaging

Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
Iran calls IAEA a 'partner' in Israel's 'war of aggression'
Iran's Khamenei 'can no longer be allowed to exist': Israel defence minister
Israel-Iran war: Trump weighs direct U.S. involvement

24/7 News Coverage
New Zealand halts aid to Cook Islands over China deals
Warning signs on climate flashing bright red: top scientists
'We have to try everything': Vanuatu envoy taking climate fight to ICJ



All rights reserved. Copyright Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse.