Islamic State

Men suspected of being Islamic State (IS) wait to be searched by members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after leaving the IS group's last holdout of Baghouz, in Syria's northern Deir Ezzor province on February 27, 2019.
Mass grave uncovered as civilians evacuate IS holdout
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"We're not sure about the number of civilians still inside but everyday we're astonished by the number of people coming out."
US-backed Syria forces prepare for final assault on IS
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A fighter with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) walks past men at a screening area for those who are evacuated from the Islamic State (IS) group's embattled holdout of Baghouz, during an operation to expel IS jihadists from the area, in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor, on February 26, 2019.
Jihadists divided as IS 'caliphate' implodes
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A member of the Iraqi special forces puts on a watch belonging to a former Islamic State (IS) group fighter, bearing the group's logo, found by security forces in the Old City of Mosul, in the city's western industrial district on June 29, 2017.
Loyalties still linger for IS sympathisers
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"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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