Battle against IS to be "sealed in the coming days" (SDF) The battle against the last IS-held bastion in Syria will "be sealed in the coming days" says Syrian Democratic Forces spokesman. Backed by air strikes from the US-led coalition against IS, the Kurdish-Arab alliance has in recent months cornered the jihadists in a final patch of territory in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES of Syrian Democratic Forces spokesman Mustafa Bali