NEWSHeadlines 50 days. How the caliphate fell, and what's next for ISIS By CNN - March 25, 2019 0 235 Share Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp For 50 days, CNN’s Ben Wedeman waited in Eastern Syria for the ISIS caliphate to fall. In that time, President Trump declared the caliphate defeated several times. What took so long? And what’s next for ISIS? Source : Nbcnewyork