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US-backed Kurdish fighters clear explosives in village retaken from ISIS

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters cleared explosives in the last area retaken from the Islamic State group on Sunday and arrested a number of militants hiding in tunnels, a day after declaring military victory and the end of the extremists’ self-styled caliphate.

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US-backed Syrian fighters search tunnels in last ISIS pocket

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters are searching tunnels a day after seizing most of the last pocket of land held by Islamic State militants, an official said Wednesday.

By Philip Issa, The Associated Press

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US-backed forces seize ISIS camp in Syria, while assault on last village held by militants continues

U.S.-backed Syrian forces on Tuesday seized control of an encampment held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, after hundreds of militants surrendered overnight, a spokesman said, signaling the group’s collapse after months of stiff resistance. A group of suspects involved in a January bombing that killed four Americans in northern Syria were among militants captured by the Kurdish-led forces.

By Philip Issa, The Associated Press

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