The gruesome and devastating aftermath of ISIS’ last doomed stand
The jihadis have been cleared out of their final territory but the brutal fighting has left a desolate wasteland
THE aftermath of the last stand of ISIS is laid bare in these harrowing pictures showing the bodies of its fighters among the destruction.
After intense fighting, the jihadi death cult was finally crushed in Baghouz, eastern Syria, last week, marking an end to its self-declared caliphate which at its height stretched across large swathes of Syria and Iraq.
The trove of information includes a letter written in January by a militant called Abu Taher al-Tajiki.
According to the paper, he was hoping to be able to present his plans to a committee sent by ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Written in third person and addressed to a local ISIS leader in Syria, the letter reads like an official business proposal.
It stated: "The brother (al-Tajiki) has individuals who want to work in areas far away from the Islamic State. He has permission to be in touch with them and for them to carry out the operations.
"Before they carry out the operations, they will send us the targets if the connection is secure. Otherwise, they do the operation. And by the will of God we will meet all of their needs, for those who want it."
'CROCODILE CELLS'
A second letter by the same author added: "We send you, God protect you, our proposal, which is the establishment of crocodile cells.
"Their work will be limited to killing the enemies of God and taking their money and sending it to you — if you’d like."
Other documents found on the hard drive outline mismanagement within ISIS sectors, offer "solutions and suggestions" and detail requests for weaponry and additional suicide bombers.
The revelation comes as the terror group's caliphate - which once spread across vast swathes of Iraq and Syria - was yesterday officially declared defeated.
Theresa May was among those to hail the defeat of the group. Using the Arabic word for ISIS, the British Prime Minister tweeted: "The liberation of the last Daesh-held territory wouldn’t have been possible without the immense courage of UK military and our allies.
"We will continue to do what is necessary to protect the British people, our Allies and partners from the threat Daesh poses."
The fall of the last ISIS pocket in Baghouz ends the terror group's self-declared caliphate, which at its height stretched across large parts of Syria and Iraq.
The White House said the final area held by ISIS has been "eliminated" marking the end of a brutal five year reign that saw the death cult conquer huge swathes of territory.
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