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‘Matter of Time’ Before IS Leader Baghdadi Killed
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Wednesday that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death is...
33 Dead In US-Led North Syria Air Strike
At least 33 people were killed in a US-led coalition strike on a school used as a centre for displaced people near a...
US-Led Air Strike On North Syria Kills 33
At least 33 people were killed in a US-led coalition strike on a school used as a centre for displaced people near a...
Iraq Forces Advance After Jihadists ‘trapped’ In Mosul
Iraqi forces said Monday they had taken more territory from the Islamic State group as they press an offensive that has...
Iraq Battles IS In Mosul, Commander Says Resistance Weakening
Iraqi special forces battled the Islamic State group on Friday in west Mosul, where a commander said jihadist...
IS Leader Baghdadi ‘flees Mosul’ As Iraqi Forces Advance
Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reported to have abandoned Mosul, leaving local commanders behind to...
IS Imposes ‘Afghan Dress’ In Syria’s Raqa
The Islamic State group has imposed an "Afghan-style" dress code on men in its Syrian stronghold Raqa to help its...
Syria Army Retakes Ancient Palmyra From IS
Syrian troops backed by Russian jets completed the recapture of the historic city of Palmyra from the Islamic State...
Syria Army Retakes Ancient Palmyra From ISIS
In another devastating blow to ISIS, Syrian troops backed by Russian jets have finally recaptured Palmyra from jihadis....
Why Does the Capture of Syria’s Al-Bab Matter?
The Syrian town of Al-Bab was for three years a key jihadist stronghold in northern Syria, whose capture Ankara hopes...
Trump Critic McCain Meets Saudi King
Influential American Senator John McCain, a critic of President Donald Trump, held talks with Saudi Arabia's King...
Key Dates In Battle For Mosul
Iraqi government forces launched a major offensive to recapture the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group on...
IS Leaders Leaving Syria’s Raqa, Pentagon Says
Leaders of the Islamic State group are leaving their Syrian stronghold of Raqa, fleeing in the face of the Arab-Kurd...
Assad Vows To Retake Raqa and ‘every Inch’ of Syria
President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday said Raqa is not a priority target for his forces, saying his goal is to retake...
Iraq Forces Foil IS Attempt To Flee To Syria
Iraqi forces have thwarted an attempt by around 200 jihadist fighters to flee their bastion of Tal Afar towards Syria,...
UK Sees IS Being Ousted From Iraq Towns This Year
British Defence Minister Michael Fallon said Saturday in Iraq that he expected to see the Islamic State group expelled...