(9 Nov 2017) Members of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS (Islamic State group) met on Thursday to talk about accelerating efforts to fight Islamic State militants.
The meeting took place at NATO's headquarters in Brussels and was attended by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis.
The withdrawal of the Islamic State (IS) group from Boukamal, the last town under its control, on Thursday caps a series of major defeats in recent months that have virtually eliminated its self-styled caliphate in Syria and Iraq.
The group still controls some small villages and scattered pockets of territory in Syria, but the border town of Boukamal, retaken by Syrian and Iraqi troops, was the last major, built-up area held by the extremists.
The group's media arm remains intact, allowing it to recruit supporters and inspire attacks, and the militants are expected to continue carrying out bombings and other assaults in Syria and Iraq.
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