The US-backed Syrian Defense Force began its long-awaited assault on what’s been billed as the last bastion of the “Islamic State” (IS) group in Syria. The offensive was launched around 6 p.m. local time (1600 UTC) on Sunday against IS fighters holed up in the village of Baghouz on the banks of the Euphrates River … Continue reading US-backed Syrian fighters resume offensive on IS in Baghouz