WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump predicted Wednesday that the Islamic State group will have lost by next week all the territory it once controlled. "It should be formally announced sometime, probably next week, that we will have 100 percent of the caliphate," Trump said. Trump told coalition members meeting at the State Department that while "remnants" of the group were still dangerous, he was determined to bring U.S. troops home. While the withdrawal would fulfill a Trump goal, top military officials have pushed back for months, arguing IS remains a threat and could regroup. The conference started hours after Trump, in his State of the Union address, lauded what he said was the near-complete victory over IS.

Source: Economic Times February 06, 2019 21:00 UTC