The end of the caliphate? The fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces were giving away handfuls of IS coins.pic.twitter.com/9qkD0ZBTN3
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We travelled through the desert of Deir Ezzor in Syria, to see the last pitched battles with Islamic State. They’re cornered, near defeat, but no-one here thinks they’re gone for good.pic.twitter.com/3yEkVrOd3u
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American airstrikes have increased almost a quarter on last year. They’re in a hurry to get the job done. I saw some of the biggest bomb craters I’ve ever seen here. Airstrikes would hit the same target multiple times.pic.twitter.com/FJtaYITp9M
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This is Hajin. Like al shaafa and Sousa, it’s a wreck. But whoever tried to steal this safe, didn’t get far.pic.twitter.com/HE2RWBrOj9
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In the bottom left of this picture you can see an IS home-made bomb. They’re everywhere. IS has been using laser activated trip wires and burying them under floors. They’re still causing a lot of casualties.pic.twitter.com/RdqloSyZyI
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This is from Soussa - it’s a rows of ball bearings in glue. To be strapped to a suicide vest. Many remaining IS fighters - a hardcore or two thousand - are wearing these.pic.twitter.com/67kUtsFcX9
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We saw British, American and french special forces there - and no sign of any of them leaving. (This is a very poorly shot glimpse of American artillery speeding off in the distance)pic.twitter.com/l701tZQrMt
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The SDF have captured more foreign fighters, including a number or “British-African” males. It’s thought there are at least 20 British extremists are still at large. As I didn’t meet any, here’s a picture of my lunch.pic.twitter.com/0TT5PUjSKY
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There are rumours kicking around that IS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi may have been caught. Most commanders I spoke to believed he was long gone, but empathises IS still have a command structure an leadership. Baghdadi’s son is belived killed but his brother has been in the area.pic.twitter.com/I7jHPeT4Ah
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This was an IS hospital near the frontline in Soussa. It had been abandoned in haste.pic.twitter.com/DutzBIUVhp
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There was blood and abandoned fighters’ clothing everywherepic.twitter.com/FetrCDyrE5
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And piles of patient notes mostly listing battlefield injuriespic.twitter.com/uo9fsaXmMA
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It was cold. And I ate a lot of aubergine. Which seems like some cruel joke as my feelings on that hateful vegetable are well known.pic.twitter.com/zKWoOYG2dv
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I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure the
#MoronInChief said#ISIS was defeated!pic.twitter.com/FTPiB0DkqCThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I often wonder how long it'll take for the world to remember that ideas cannot be killed. These maggots will pop back up under other names until the end of time.
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When you ask why they think they wont be eliminated for good why do they say?
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If Trump thinks Islamic State are defeated or finished he needs to give his head a wobble , this will go on for many many years yet
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ISIS is down to its last two tiny villages. This time next week, tht will be zero. The only jihadis holding land in Syria will be the US supported ones in Idlib
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