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>> at its peak isis controlled the area the size of ohio across iraq and syria and two days ago the president this prediction. >> president trump: so what happens is, this is all isis. as of today this is isis. the caliphate is gone as of tonight. >> according to a spokesman for the u.s. backed syrian democratic forces fighting isis on the ground some pockets of isis remain, quote, our forces currently engage against isis opponents. international coalition conducted several air strikes against terrorist targets. fighting continues in eastern syria. air strikes are paused in some areas for fear...

Three years ago today with isis fighters closing in on the u.s. consulate in northern iraq. they raced north to drop the first bombs against isis and the start of the war. since then the u.s.-led coalition has flown over 13,000 air strikes in iraq and nearly 11,000 in syria. u.s. military carries out 80% of these air strikes against isis and shannon it's worth noting since the fall of mosul last month the majority of these air strikes now take place in syria for the first time. >> shannon: it was a big milestone. where do things stand now? >> shannon, at its peak isis controlled the area of th...