Kurdish-led forces on Friday battled a small group of Islamic State jihadists refusing to surrender and still defending the last few acres of their moribund "caliphate" in eastern Syria.

Clashes are ongoing: Syrian Democratic Forces deny White House claim of 'wiped out' caliphate

Falling bombs raised smoke over Islamic State's last enclave in east Syria on Sunday, obscuring the huddle of vehicles and makeshift shelters to which the group's self-declared "caliphate" has been reduced.

Battle rages for last Islamic State Syria enclave

US-backed forces said Sunday time was up for Islamic State group jihadists hunkering down in their eastern Syrian holdout and resumed their assault on the pocket.

US-backed Syrian forces resume assault on last Islamic State redoubt

The US-backed proxy forces are campaigning in the area since 2017 to drive out the Islamic State

Seized villages from US-backed forces: Syrian army