Man, it reminds me of the time, about 9–7 years ago, when the cursed ISIS extremists cawaans tried to force the Dabiq prophecy into reality, thinking they could will it into existence right then and there

, completely and stupidly ignoring the fact that prophecies unfold naturally, not according to anyone's timetable. These delusional Khawarijs convinced themselves they were the ones the hadith referred to, foolishly thinking they were destined to be the army to fight the great battle at Dabiq. Stationed there, fully convinced, it was them

gahhhhhdamn, their ignorance and stupidity makes me laugh to this day. The whole "this must be the era" game is pointless and can be problematic, often leading ignorant people to believe they are the chosen ones to fulfill prophecies, just like ISIS extremists did.
Abu Huraira reported God's messenger as saying, "The last hour will not come before the Byzantines alight in al-A`maq or in Dabiq[1], and an army consisting of the best people in the earth at that time will come forth from Medina against them. When the lines are drawn up the Byzantines will say, `Let us get at those who took captives from us and fight them,' but the Muslims will reply, `We swear by God that we will not let you get at our brethren.' They will then fight and a third whom God will never forgive will be routed, a third who will be the most excellent martyrs in God's sight will be killed, and a third who will never be subjected to trials will be victorious. They will then conquer Constantinople, but while they are dividing the spoils, having hung their swords on olive-trees, the devil will cry among them, `The dajjal has taken your place among your families;' so they will go out, but that will prove to be false. Then when they come to Syria he will come forth, and while they are preparing for battle and arranging the ranks the time for prayer will come and Jesus, son of Mary will descend and lead them in prayer. When God's enemy sees him, he will dissolve like salt in water, and if he[2] were to leave him he would dissolve completely; but God will kill him by his hand and he will show them his blood on his spear."
Mirqat, 5:159. quotes the view that al-A'maq is on the outskirts of Medina and that L'abiq (or Dabaq) is a market-place in Medina. Yaqut, iii, 513. says Dabiq is a village near Aleppo, and (1:316) al-A'maq is a district near Dabiq between Aleppo and Antioch. i.e., Jesus.