Politics: Trump says 'ISIS is defeated' — the Pentagon says not quite

Iraqi Shiite militia fighters celebrate with an ISIS flag after breaking the siege of Amerli by ISIS militants, September 1, 2014.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that ISIS has been defeated. He's made similar comments before, but military officials have always been more circumspect, saying that even though the terror group has lost nearly all of its territory it remains a threat.

Trump says 'ISIS is defeated' — the Pentagon says not quite

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