The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from two sides entered into Baghouz, the last stronghold of Islamic State on the banks of the Euphrates in Syria. There is heavy fighting is taking place, report the by the United States supported SDF. Last night we had the militia, the slotaanval used.

In the small town on the Syrian-Iraqi border would only still IS-fighters are in an area of a square kilometers large. This morning says the SDF that for the past few hours already progress has been made in the battles. Three SDF members injured. Spokesman Mustafa Bali is expected that the fight “soon” is over.

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Last month was the militia, which receives aid from the US, started a major offensive against IS. The SDF put that offensive stop to the evacuation of thousands of citizens. The last geëvacueerden told the militia members that there are no citizens more in the village. Everyone since yesterday is still in the area, is therefore considered enemies.

Timeline

If Baghouz falls, coming to an end it IS declared a caliphate, that a few years ago, a third of Syria and Iraq occupied.

2004-2011 : In the chaos following the American invasion of Iraq created an offshoot of al-Qaeda, which is its name in 2006 to change to Islamic State.

2011 : After the beginning of the Syrian crisis, IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a Syrian leg up.

2014 : Within a year, the fall Fallujah in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria in the hands of IS. The jihadists conquer Mosul, Tikrit and the border with Syria. Baghdadi calls the caliphate.

IS kills thousands of jezidi in Sinjar and forcing more than 7,000 women and girls into sexual slavery. Western hostages in videos beheaded. Also ‘traitors’ to the eye of the camera on the horrific way executed. The United States forms a coalition against, and the beginning of air strikes.

2015 : The terrorist attacks in Paris on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket are the start of a series of attacks in the world which IS the responsibility safely. The victory IS sticky in both Iraq and Syria.

2016 : Iraq retakes Fallujah and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), with in the ranks of the Kurdish YPG, Manbij in Syria. Turkey begins an offensive against both as the YPG.

2017 : suffers a series of defeats and Baghdad declares caliphate in Iraq at an end. The Syrian army conquers with the help of Russia’s significant share of the country back.

2018 : Syrian and Iraqi forces and the SDF to recapture large areas, which at its peak a third of the two countries together in the hands. The United States declare their military to pull back.

2019 : it IS being besieged in his last enclave, the village of Baghouz on the Euphrates.