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An official stated the Islamic State has a number of people who could take the leadership helm, with the ability to command some 14,000 fighters who have dispersed across Syria and Iraq. read more

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who had led IS since 2010, detonated a suicide vest after being cornered in a raid by US special forces in northwest Syria, US President Donald Trump announced. read more

As more details will emerge of the raid, Trump, currently mired in an impeachment inquiry, would expect a bump in approval ratings, from the current low of 41% in the RealClearPolitics average of polls, as did President Barack Obama after the killing... read more

Donald Trump said the elusive leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, had been killed in a daring raid by US special forces in northwest Syria. read more

Militarily down, the IS remains ideologically alive. Counter-terrorism must adapt to its techniques read more

At its peak, the ISIS controlled some 88,000 sq km of territory stretching from western Syria to eastern Iraq, imposed its brutal rule on almost eight million people, and generated billions of dollars in revenue from oil, extortion and kidnapping. read more

At its peak, the ISIS controlled some 88,000 sq km of territory stretching from western Syria to eastern Iraq, imposed its brutal rule on almost eight million people, and generated billions of dollars in revenue from oil, extortion and kidnapping. read more

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had long been a target for US with regional security forces trying to eliminate the Islamic State, even as they have reclaimed most of the territory the group once held. read more

Baghdadi would sometimes hold strategy talks with his commanders in moving minibuses packed with vegetables in order to avoid detection, Ismael al-Ethawi told officials after he was arrested by Turkish authorities and handed to the Iraqis. read more

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is believed to have been killed in a US military operation in Syria. read more

US President Donald Trump is scheduled to make a major announcement Sunday, which he previewed hours before in a tweet saying “something very big just happened”. read more

The death toll from protests this month has soared to 220, including dozens killed since Friday as they torched government buildings or offices belonging to factions of the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force. read more

The protests represent a second phase of a week-long movement in early October that ended with more than 150 people dead. read more