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Does The Fall Of Raqqa Represent The End Of The ISIS Caliphate?

Published October 23, 2017 at 12:06 PM EDT
A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by U.S. special forces, talks on the radio near Raqqa's stadium as they clear the last positions on the frontline on Oct. 16, 2017, in the Islamic State group jihadists' crumbling stronghold. (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)
A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by U.S. special forces, talks on the radio near Raqqa's stadium as they clear the last positions on the frontline on Oct. 16, 2017, in the Islamic State group jihadists' crumbling stronghold. (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)

President Trump says the defeat of ISIS in Raqqa is a “critical breakthrough” in the worldwide campaign against the jihadists. The Syrian city fell last week to a U.S.-backed force dominated by Kurdish troops.

Here & Now‘s Meghna Chakrabarti talks with military analyst Seth Jones(@SethGJones) of RAND Corp. about where the effort to combat ISIS is headed.

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