According to the White House, the territory of the terrorist militia "Islamic State" (IS) in Syria is "100 percent" occupied. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said this on the flight of a US government machine from Washington to Florida.

President Donald Trump presented to journalists a map of the area showing the former area of ​​IS, and a second showing the current situation on Friday, which shows no area under IS control. Also on Twitter, he announced the victory over the jihadists.

ISIS uses the internet better than almost anyone, but for all those susceptible to ISIS propaganda, they are now beaten badly at every level ....

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 22, 2019

Trump had promised in recent weeks on several occasions a speedy complete victory over the IS in Syria. Several deadlines, which he called for, but had passed without result.

And even now the jubilation could be premature. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said they continued their attacks against IS fighters on Friday. Some fighters were still hiding in the area of ​​the former stronghold Baghus, said SDF commander Adnan Afrin the German Press Agency. "There are still a few battles with remaining IS fighters who have refused to surrender." Airplanes of the international anti-IS coalition bombarded the jihadists' positions on the banks of the Euphrates near the village.

Baghus is the last place left over from the vast territory of extremists in Syria and Iraq. In 2014, ISIS had taken control of large parts of Syria and Iraq and proclaimed a "caliphate". In Iraq, he is already considered defeated.

Tens of thousands of people are on the run, according to the aid organization Medico after the advance of the militias on Baghus. The refugee camp in Al-Hol in northern Syria is completely overburdened by the unexpectedly high number of arrivals, Medico said. It is home to over 65,000 people, but only designed for 10,000 people. According to Medico, those arriving in the refugee camp are victims of ISIS as well as members of the terrorist militia.