CANBERRA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has warned Australians fighting with Islamic State (IS) in the Middle East that they face "almost certain" death, as coalition forces in the area begin to take control of key battlegrounds.
On Saturday, Turnbull warned Australians both in the Middle East and those thinking of joining the fight in Iraq and Syria to strongly reconsider, as any IS "myth of invincibility" would soon be destroyed.
"Would-be recruits can see that travelling to Syria to fight with IS is joining a losing battle (leading to) almost certain death on the battlefield," Turnbull told News Corp on Saturday.
The prime minister said that not only has IS's "momentum" been halted, control is beginning to return to coalition forces.
"IS has not yet been defeated in Syria and Iraq, but it is being rolled back. We have not just halted IS's momentum, it has been turned back," Turnbull said.
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