ISIS militants make last stand in remaining 1 sq km of 'caliphate' in Syria

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OMAR OIL FIELD, SYRIA (AFP) - Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group terrorists using tunnels and suicide bombers were mounting a desperate defence on Thursday (Feb 14) of their last square kilometre in eastern Syria.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

 

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