US-backed forces admit to 'difficulties' beating ISIS in Syria

BAGHOUZ, Syria -- U.S.-backed forces fighting to recapture the last Islamic State group outpost in Syria admitted on Sunday they were facing "difficulties" defeating the extremists, saying they were being slowed by mines, tunnels and concerns over harming women and children among the militants. The battle to capture the extremist group's last patch of territory in eastern Syria -- a collection of tents covering foxholes and underground tunnels in the village of Baghouz -- has dragged on for week