US-backed Syrian force declares victory over Islamic State; end of caliphate

U.S.-backed Syrian forces declared victory over the Islamic State after announcing Saturday they had liberated the last ISIS stronghold in the eastern village of Baghouz and put an end to its self-declared Islamic caliphate.

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Hundreds Of IS Members, Families Surrender In Final Syrian Enclave

Hundreds of Islamic State (IS) militants and family members surrendered as U.S.-backed Syrian rebel forces moved closer to crushing the militants in their final sliver of territory in the eastern part of the country.

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Turkey says it is discussing Syria offensive with Russia, U.S.

Turkey is discussing with Russia and the United States a potential military offensive in a region of northeast Syria controlled by Kurdish fighters, a Turkish defense official was cited as saying by state media on Tuesday.

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3,000 ISIS members in Syria surrender

About 3,000 Islamic State members in the group’s last holdout in Syria surrendered.

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Last Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria pounded in U.S.-backed assault

Islamic State’s final enclave in eastern Syria was pounded with air strikes and artillery on Monday in a U.S.-backed assault aimed at wiping out the last shred of its territorial rule that once spanned a third of Syria and Iraq.

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As caliphate crumbles, ISIS fighters rage over absent leader al-Baghdadi

As the once-powerful Islamic State (ISIS) crumbles, and its desperate fighters make a last stand in its final enclave surrounded by U.S.-backed coalition forces, its ideological leader is nowhere to be found.

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