Washington 0
23 March 2019

In a statement, President Trump declared that "together with our partners... the U.S. has liberated all ISIS-controlled territory in Syria and Iraq - 100 per cent of the 'caliphate'". "While on occasion these cowards will resurface", Trump went on to note, "they have lost all prestige and power. They are losers and will always be losers". 

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