US Defense Department says "IS no longer holds any territory in Syria"

US Defense Department says "IS no longer holds any territory in Syria"
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The U.S. Defense Department says the militant group Islamic State no longer holds any territory in Syria, a White House spokeswoman said on Friday. U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan briefed President Donald Trump as he was traveling to Florida on Air Force One, spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said.

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