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Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was injured in last year's Raqqa airstrike, says US media
• 7 years agoBaghdadi's injuries were not considered life-threatening but they did mean he could not continue to command the daily operations of the group, the report said.
Iraqi official says Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi alive in Syria, being treated at field hospital
• 7 years agoAn Iraqi interior ministry official said the Islamic State group's head Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is alive and being treated at a field hospital in Syria after being wounded in an air strike.
US hails end of Islamic State's 'vile occupation' in Iraq, warns fight against terrorism is far from over
• 7 years agoUnited States hailed the end of the Islamic State group's "vile occupation" of Iraq on Saturday
Iraq's Haider al-Abadi declares final victory over Islamic State, says 'dream of liberation' is now reality
• 7 years agoPrime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared final victory over Islamic State on Saturday after Iraq's forces drove its last remnants from the country
Fall of ISIS has not diminished the groups ability to inspire attacks using cyberspace: US national security
• 7 years agoThe US-led coalition fighting ISIS estimated on 5 December that fewer than 3,000 fighters of the Sunni militant group remain in Iraq and Syria.
Purged of Islamic State, Raqqa celebrates first wedding since in Jazra: Lipstick, music and dancing set the tone
• 7 years agoResidents said Ahmad and Heba's wedding, held on Friday in Raqqa's western neighbourhood of Jazra, was the first in the city since US-backed forces seized it on 17 October.
As Islamic State caliphate nears its end, control of oil-rich Deir al-Zor province becomes prominent
Fp Staff • 8 years agoLatest reports and analysis of Islamic State territory show liberation forces closing in on caliphate territory, but it also means fight over Islamic State spoils and territories is just beginning
Foreigners who joined Islamic State face almost certain death in last stand in Raqqa
• 8 years agoThe forces fighting the remnants of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria have tacit instructions on dealing with the foreigners who joined the extremist group by the thousands: Kill them on the battlefield
Donald Trump says liberation of Raqqa 'critical breakthrough' in campaign to defeat Islamic State
• 8 years agoPresident Donald Trump on Saturday lauded the liberation of Raqqa as "a critical breakthrough" in the international campaign to defeat Islamic State and said the US will support diplomatic negotiations that end violence in the war-torn Syria.
As Islamic State loses ground in Syria and Iraq, jihadis flock to Al-Qaeda to continue waging war
• 8 years agoAn Al-Qaeda-linked insurgent coalition known as the Levant Liberation Committee has consolidated its control over Idlib.