World leaders have hailed the defeat of Islamic State after US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that they have liberated the terror group's last stronghold Baghuz town in Syria.
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A US-backed alliance of Syrian fighters has announced that the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) has lost the last pocket of territory in Syria it controlled, bringing a formal end to the "caliphate" it proclaimed in 2014.
Despite the demise of its physical caliphate, IS remains a battle-hardened and well-disciplined force whose "enduring defeat" is not assured. And if pressure on the group is not sustained, IS "could likely resurge in Syria within six to 12 months.
What next for IS? In Iraq, where the government declared victory in December 2017, the jihadist group has already "substantially evolved into a covert network". It is organising cells at the provincial level, replicating the key leadership functions," The IS network in Syria is expected to evolve to resemble that in Iraq.
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