'Final battle' underway against last IS-held Syrian village

'Final battle' underway against last IS-held Syrian village

February 10, 2019 5:53 pm MST.

U.S. backed fighters are making a final push to wipe out the last remnants of the Islamic State group in Eastern Syria. Caryn Ceolin reports.

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