International reaction to fall of ISIL’s last bastion
5 years, 9 months ago

International reaction to fall of ISIL’s last bastion

Al Jazeera  

Governments call SDF capture of group’s last remaining stronghold in Syria a ‘milestone’ but warn of remaining threats. Commenting on the battle against ISIL, he said that a “new phase in the fight against terrorists” is beginning, adding that the target was now to eliminate the group’s “sleeper cells”. United States President Donald Trump said that the US will “remain vigilant against ISIS by aligning global counterterrorism efforts to fight” the armed group “until it is finally defeated”. Meanwhile, William Roebuck, the State Department’s deputy special envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, hailed the demise of ISIL as a “critical milestone”. “We congratulate the Syrian people and particularly the Syrian Democratic Forces on the destruction of ISIS’s fraudulent caliphate,” said Roebuck.

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Syria's never-ending conflict: Nation already faces a NEW civil war as ISIS carry out fresh massacres and Turkish-backed fighters clash with Kurds, threatening to drag in US and Israel
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Syria's never-ending conflict: Nation already faces a NEW civil war as ISIS carry out fresh massacres and Turkish-backed fighters clash with Kurds, threatening to drag in US and Israel

Daily Mail  

Islamist rebel group Ha'yat Tahrir al-Sham officially ended Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's longstanding regime earlier this week, naming a leader of a new transition government days after Assad fled Damascus to seek refuge in Moscow. Destroyed trucks after a Turkish airstrike near Qamishli, northeast of Syria on 11 December 2024 Israeli troops move within the buffer zone between Israel and …

US scrambles to quell ISIS resurgence in Syria after fall of Assad
1 month ago

US scrambles to quell ISIS resurgence in Syria after fall of Assad

CNN  

CNN — The US’ key anti-ISIS partners in Syria said on Wednesday that the ISIS detention facilities they guard are coming under attack and that they have been forced to halt anti-ISIS operations, complicating the US military’s efforts to prevent the terror group from reconstituting following the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. But the US’ most important partner there, …

The Syrian insurgency will be felt across the Middle East and beyond
1 month, 1 week ago

The Syrian insurgency will be felt across the Middle East and beyond

The Independent  

It was, it turned out, too good to be true. Hopes that the ceasefire concluded between Israel and the Hezbollah militia could encourage further peace moves across the region have come to nought – but not in the way that might have been imagined. How far the rebel advance could cause wider instability – with the reigniting of Syria’s bitter …

A decade after Islamic State declared a caliphate, it’s diminished but still lethal
6 months, 1 week ago

A decade after Islamic State declared a caliphate, it’s diminished but still lethal

LA Times  

Iraqi army soldiers celebrate as they hold an Islamic State flag they captured during a military operation to regain control of a village outside Mosul in 2016. He added that the U.S.-led coalition continues to carry out reconnaissance and surveillance in order to provide Iraqi forces with intelligence, and the security forces “deal with this information directly.” Although Islamic State …

A decade after the Islamic State group declared a caliphate, it’s defeated but remains lethal
6 months, 1 week ago

A decade after the Islamic State group declared a caliphate, it’s defeated but remains lethal

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — A decade after the Islamic State militant group declared its caliphate in large parts of Iraq and Syria, the extremists no longer control any land, have lost many prominent leaders and are mostly out of the world news headlines. “Al-Baghdadi’s sermon — an extension of the extremist ideology of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi — continue to inspire ISIS members …

A decade after the Islamic State group declared a caliphate, it's defeated but remains lethal
6 months, 1 week ago

A decade after the Islamic State group declared a caliphate, it's defeated but remains lethal

The Independent  

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US-backed Syrian force that defeated IS 5 years ago warns group still poses international threat
9 months, 2 weeks ago

US-backed Syrian force that defeated IS 5 years ago warns group still poses international threat

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The U.S.-backed force that defeated the Islamic State group in Syria five years ago warned Saturday that the extremists still pose grave dangers throughout the world and called on the international community to find solutions for thousands of fighters still held in its jails. On March 23, 2019, SDF fighters captured the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz marking …

ISIL 2.0: How the group became a franchise
2 years, 8 months ago

ISIL 2.0: How the group became a franchise

Al Jazeera  

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has changed form several times over the years. However, bloody attacks are still carried out and claimed as propaganda successes, like that by ISIL’s Afghanistan affiliate on Kabul airport on August 26, 2021, which killed at least 175 people. The ISIL franchise gets stronger From Iraq to Syria and on to Afghanistan, …

Syria prison attack shows ISIL ‘absolutely’ growing stronger
2 years, 11 months ago

Syria prison attack shows ISIL ‘absolutely’ growing stronger

Al Jazeera  

The armed group continues to gain strength in the war-torn country after its defeat in 2019, analysts say. A brazen ISIL attack on a prison in northeast Syria and the ensuing five days of fighting with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces is a stark reminder of the armed group’s growing strength, analysts say. ‘Very significant’ attack Within the last six …

With Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi gone, what next for ISIL?
5 years, 2 months ago

With Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi gone, what next for ISIL?

Al Jazeera  

ISIL chief is dead but threat of his group remains, leaders and analysts warn, as speculation over next leader begins. 191027173054546 “But we don’t know yet of how much of ISIL’s inner circle – the Shura – remains, if Abdullah Qardash is still alive, whether there is infighting,” he said. Hasan Haniyeh, an Amman-based analyst, said al-Baghdadi’s death will not …

With Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi gone, what next for ISIL?
5 years, 2 months ago

With Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi gone, what next for ISIL?

Al Jazeera  

ISIL chief is dead but threat of his group remains, leaders and analysts warn, as speculation over next leader begins. 191027173054546 “But we don’t know yet of how much of ISIL’s inner circle – the Shura – remains, if Abdullah Qardash is still alive, whether there is infighting,” he said. Hasan Haniyeh, an Amman-based analyst, said al-Baghdadi’s death will not …

The rise and fall of the Islamic State
5 years, 2 months ago

The rise and fall of the Islamic State

Daily Mail  

The Islamic State group erupted from the chaos of Syria and Iraq's conflicts, declaring itself a 'caliphate' after conquering a giant stretch of territory. Here are the key moments in the rise and fall of the Islamic State group: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - who was also known as Caliph Ibrahim - released a propaganda video in 2014 where he addressed …

US-backed forces declare victory over Islamic State in Syria after freeing last pocket held by militants
5 years, 9 months ago

US-backed forces declare victory over Islamic State in Syria after freeing last pocket held by militants

Firstpost  

US-backed forces declared military victory over the Islamic State group in Syria on Saturday after liberating the last pocket of territory held by the militants, marking the end of a brutal self-styled caliphate the group carved out in large parts of Iraq and Syria in 2014. Baghouz: US-backed forces declared military victory over the Islamic State group in Syria on …

ISIS has lost its final stronghold in Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces says
5 years, 9 months ago

ISIS has lost its final stronghold in Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces says

CNN  

Eastern Syria CNN — ISIS has lost its final stronghold in Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces announced Saturday, bringing an end to the so-called caliphate declared by the terrorist group in 2014. In a paper statement issued at a formal ceremony to mark ISIS’ defeat, the SDF said it had lost 11,000 “forces, leaders and fighters” battling the militant group. …

ISIL defeated in final Syria victory: SDF
5 years, 9 months ago

ISIL defeated in final Syria victory: SDF

Al Jazeera  

The US-backed fighters in Syria have declared military victory over ISIL on Saturday, ending a four-year battle against the group that once held territory spanning a third of Syria and Iraq. Half buried in the dirt was a tattered shred of ISIL’s notorious black flag, while a giant yellow flag belonging to the Syrian Democratic Forces fluttered atop a shell-pocked …

Anatomy of a ‘caliphate’: The rise and fall of ISIL
5 years, 9 months ago

Anatomy of a ‘caliphate’: The rise and fall of ISIL

Al Jazeera  

Despite the end of ISIL’s territorial rule, the armed group is likely to remain a force in the region, experts say. “ISIL creeped up on us,” Mostafa, a former FSA fighter who lived under ISIL’s rule, told Al Jazeera. ‘Not a utopia’ At its onset, ISIL began asserting its power “aggressively”, Mostafa, who had discreetly surrendered to the group following …

Is ISIL really defeated?
5 years, 9 months ago

Is ISIL really defeated?

Al Jazeera  

US-backed Kurdish fighters capture ISIL’s final stronghold in Syria. The group’s fighters were defeated in Iraq two years ago and it appears their dream of a so-called caliphate in Syria is over too. Following weeks of intense fighting, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces raised their flag over the town, which had been the final ISIL-controlled area in Syria. Presenter: Nick …

Islamic State loses more ground to SDF in last Syria enclave; militants, family members surrender by the hundreds
5 years, 9 months ago

Islamic State loses more ground to SDF in last Syria enclave; militants, family members surrender by the hundreds

Firstpost  

In a statement, the SDF said its fighters had made progress into the remaining IS-held part of the enclave in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border. Baghouz: Islamic State militants accompanied by relatives surrendered to the Syrian Democratic Forces by the hundreds on Thursday as the jihadists lost ground to a US-backed assault aimed seizing the last shred of IS …

IS crumbling in last bastion
5 years, 9 months ago

IS crumbling in last bastion

The Hindu  

Kurdish-led forces on Tuesday said more people were surrendering from the Islamic State group’s last scrap of territory in Syria, after overnight air raids and shelling ravaged jihadist outposts. A ragged tent encampment in the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz is all that remains of a once-sprawling IS “caliphate” declared in 2014 across large swaths of Syria and neighbouring Iraq. …

US-backed Syrian forces launch attack on final Isis enclave
5 years, 10 months ago

US-backed Syrian forces launch attack on final Isis enclave

The Independent  

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Islamic State faces defeat in Syria after US-backed SDF operations; withdrawal of American troops spells uncertainty for region
5 years, 10 months ago

Islamic State faces defeat in Syria after US-backed SDF operations; withdrawal of American troops spells uncertainty for region

Firstpost  

Islamic State looked close to defeat in its last enclave in eastern Syria on Wednesday as civilians poured out and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said the remaining jihadists wanted to fight to the death. Near Baghouz: Islamic State looked close to defeat in its last enclave in eastern Syria on Wednesday as civilians poured out and the US-backed Syrian …

US-backed forces face fierce resistance from ISIS in ‘final battle’
5 years, 11 months ago

US-backed forces face fierce resistance from ISIS in ‘final battle’

CNN  

Eastern Syria CNN — Fighters from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have launched an assault to oust ISIS from its last remaining enclave in Syria, the final remnant of the jihadist group’s so-called “caliphate.” At its peak, ISIS held large swaths of Iraq and Syria – an expanse about the size of Portugal. Chris McGrath/Getty Images US President Donald Trump …

US-backed forces launch 'decisive battle' against last Islamic State enclave in Syria
5 years, 11 months ago

US-backed forces launch 'decisive battle' against last Islamic State enclave in Syria

ABC  

US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian forces have launched a final push to defeat the Islamic State group in the last tiny pocket the extremists hold in eastern Syria. Key points: More than 20,000 civilians evacuated from the besieged enclave 12 IS gunmen attacked the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and clashed with them for several hours Syrian opposition activists said Islamic State …

ISIS in Syria: A wasteland at the frontlines
5 years, 11 months ago

ISIS in Syria: A wasteland at the frontlines

CNN  

Hajin, Syria CNN — Two boys in their early teens swing sledgehammers, knocking down what remains of a wall. SDF officers estimate around 2,000 people are still inside Baghouz Al-Fawqani, a number that includes around 500 ISIS fighters. “There are Iraqis, Europeans and others from around the world, and they still have the will to fight.” He denies rumors that …

ISIS is far from being defeated as a fighting force or ideology
6 years ago

ISIS is far from being defeated as a fighting force or ideology

CNN  

CNN — On December 19, President Trump declared: “We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency.” US troops there, he said in a video the same day, are “all coming back, and they’re coming back now.” On January 7, the President revised “now” to “leaving at a proper pace while at the …

US withdrawal from Syria could revive Islamic State, bring more West Asian players in an already complex war
6 years ago

US withdrawal from Syria could revive Islamic State, bring more West Asian players in an already complex war

Firstpost  

The US presence in Syria ensures a professional performance by the Free Syrian Army and its coordination with the Kurdish SDF. Both have the common aim of preventing Islamic State’s resurgence as also giving way to a Syrian government victory Total US military withdrawal from Syria and a similar partial pull back from Afghanistan are intrinsically linked, but US president …

'US has defeated Islamic State': After Donald Trump tweet, officials announce full withdrawal of troops from Syria
6 years ago

'US has defeated Islamic State': After Donald Trump tweet, officials announce full withdrawal of troops from Syria

Firstpost  

The United States will withdraw its troops from Syria, a US official said on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump said America has defeated Islamic State in the war-ravaged country Washington: The United States will withdraw its troops from Syria, a US official said on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump said America has “defeated Islamic State” in the war-ravaged country. “We …

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