This came after the army captured the city of Mayadeen, which was deemed as the IS capital in Deir al-Zour.
With the IS positions now crumbling in Deir al-Zour, the terror-designated organization is left with a major stronghold in the city of Bukamal on the border with IS-controlled areas in Iraq.
The Bukamal battle is expected to be the last against IS in Syria.
Hmaidi Abdullah, a Syrian political expert, told Xinhua the battle in Bukmal could take some time due to its proximity to IS-held areas in neighboring Iraq.
Meanwhile, Anas Joudeh, the head of the Nation Building Movement, told Xinhua that the end of IS is something positive, noting, however, that the most important thing is how to eliminate the ideology of IS.
"If we defeat IS and we didn't fight its ideology, it could re-appear in Syria," he said, adding that "a political solution and reconciliation are the solutions to prevent IS from re-appearing in another shape."
For its side, the Syrian government has commented on the liberation of Raqqa by the SDF, as it has expressed dismay and rejection to the U.S.-led coalition, accusing it of massacring the people in Raqqa during the operation.
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