Islamic State

"We don't know if IS fighters are among them, we will know at the screening point"
Women, children leave last IS holdout in Syria
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"IS is besieged in a neighbourhood that is estimated to be 700 metres long and 700 metres wide," said commander Jia Furat.
IS fighters scrap to defend last of caliphate
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Food and safe drinking water have been scarce for weeks as the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces closed in on the last IS enclave
IS infants pour out of dying ‘caliphate’
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The SDF, a coalition of Kurdish and Arab fighters, announced a final push to retake the jihadist pocket
French guns point at IS on Iraq border
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Since fighting intensified in December, more than 37,000 people, mostly wives and children of jihadist fighters, have fled
US-backed forces press battle to IS in Syria
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Conte was latest in a string of western leaders to visit Iraq in recent weeks
Italian PM in Baghdad to discuss IS
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A fighter from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) walks past shops with their fronts painted with the Arabic phrases "beware a sniper" and "caliphate state", in the city of Hajin in Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor province on January 27, 2019.
Little remains of IS 'caliphate' in Syria
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The commander said he had no information about IS supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who is believed to still be alive
IS Syria ‘caliphate’ reduced to four square kilometres
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The fall of Baghouz follows the SDF's capture of the enclave's sole town of Hajin and the villages of Al-Shaafa and Sousa in recent weeks.
Kurd fighters overrun last IS village in Syria
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A major focus of the tour will be sustaining a regional coalition to counter Iran, the main enemy of US allies Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Pompeo to tour Middle East pledging end to IS
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In recent months, both Syria and Iraq have discovered a number of mass graves in areas previously occupied by the jihadists.
Seven mass graves found near ex-IS Syria bastion
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The fighting was at its most intense on Friday and Saturday but more bodies were recovered on Sunday.
IS attacks kill over 200 in East Syria over three days
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Since 2014, the US-led coalition has acknowledged direct responsibility for over 1,100 civilian deaths in Syria and Iraq
US-backed fighters lose 47 to IS in Syria
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The withdrawal likely came "under a deal with the regime forces" after weeks of encirclement and air raids
Syrian regime retakes last southern IS holdout
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The coalition has been backing a Kurdish-led alliance called the Syrian Democratic Forces fighting the jihadists.
US-led coalition air strikes kill 28 in Syria
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Even more sites could be uncovered in the months to come, the report warned
Over 200 mass graves left behind by IS in Iraq
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