BEIRUT (AP) – The United States (US)-backed force that defeated the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria five years ago warned on Saturday that the extremists still poses grave dangers throughout the world and called on the international community to find solutions for thousands of fighters still held in its jails.
The statement by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to mark the fifth anniversary since IS lost the last sliver of its self-declared caliphate came hours after the group claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack in Moscow that left 133 people dead. On March 23, 2019, SDF fighters captured the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz marking the end of the extremist group’s caliphate that was carved out of large parts of Syria and Iraq.
“The liberation of Baghouz marked a pivotal moment. Our forces freed millions from the organisation’s terror, safeguarding not only our region but the world from its barbarity,” the SDF said.
