The Hunt: ISIS fighters in Syria growing desperate

WASHINGTON — As ISIS’ so-called “caliphate” continues to crumble in Syria, the dwindling number fighters that are left are desperate.

Col. Ryan Dillon, spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve, tells WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green the U.S.-led coalition has seen visible evidence of that desperation.

August 22, 2017 | ‘They are going to fight to the end’ (Col. Ryan Dillon, spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve)

J.J. Green

JJ Green is WTOP's National Security Correspondent. He reports daily on security, intelligence, foreign policy, terrorism and cyber developments, and provides regular on-air and online analysis. He is also the host of two podcasts: Target USA and Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America.

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